This week, the world has been watching the U.S. government's TikTok ban bill, which passed the House, Senate, and eventually President Joe Biden, as the FCC could ban all DJI drones if legislation is passed against the Chinese Communist Party drones.

The New York Times introduced legislation introduced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that could ground DJI drones nationwide. If passed, DJI drones would be added to the FCC's list of devices covered by the Secure and Reliable Communications Network Act of 2019.

The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act would prevent communications equipment and services deemed to "pose a national security risk" from operating on U.S. networks; the CCP Drone Prevention Act would add DJI to that list, thereby preventing the company's drones from operating in the country.

DJI is not the first company to be covered by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, as both ZTE and Huawei are already on the list.

According to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who has introduced legislation against CCP drones in 2022, government agencies have found that DJI drones have provided "critical infrastructure" information about the US to China. She told the NYT, "DJI presents an unacceptable national security risk, and it is past time that communist Chinese drones were kept out of the United States."

DJI addressed the allegations against the company in a March blog post. The company said lawmakers "continue to refer to inaccurate and unsubstantiated allegations about DJI's business, amplifying the xenophobic narrative."

This is a different situation than the TikTok ban, as DJI has not been offered a sale of the company like ByteDance, TikTok's parent company. Furthermore, Americans are spending large sums of money to purchase DJI drones, so the CCP anti-drone law could have a greater impact. If grounded, these expensive gadgets will become little more than paperweights, which will undoubtedly upset buyers.