Despite Washington’s worries about security risks, Joe Biden makes his TikTok debut
The Chinese-owned social media network TikTok is still officially seen as a security concern by Washington, which is one of the reasons why US President Joe Biden’s debut on the platform has generated controversy.
The 81-year-old’s reelection campaign aired an ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday, which featured a reference to the humorous meme of a Biden alter ego with laser-like eyes.
Republicans, meanwhile, have chastised Democrat Joe Biden for using an app that is prohibited on federal government devices in the US because they believe it collects data for China.
After being questioned repeatedly on the matter, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, “There are still concerns regarding national security regarding the use of Tiktok on government devices, and there has been no change to that policy.
Although it was prohibited by election laws from making official comments on campaign-related issues, the White House acknowledged in a broader sense that it was concerned about the dissemination of misinformation on apps like TikTok.
Many US politicians have accused TikTok, which is controlled by the Chinese corporation Byte Dance, of being a propaganda weapon for Beijing. The company vehemently disputes these accusations. Republican Senator Joni Ernst stated on X, formerly Twitter, that the worries didn’t stop the Biden campaign from joining the CCP’s dangerous propaganda app, alluding to the Chinese Communist Party.
Republican Representative Darrell Issa continued, Panic is when the Biden campaign joins TikTok after the White House banned the app from devices a year ago.
When asked about a right-wing conspiracy theory that the game was rigged so pop sensation Taylor Swift who is dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, could use her stardom to back Biden, Biden responds, I’d get in trouble if I told you.
