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Biden campaign decision to join TikTok raises national security concerns

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Kirby Pressed on Biden Campaign's Use of TikTok as His Administration Considers 'National Ban'

Pres. Joe Biden’s re-election campaign says it will continue posting on the social media app despite the president signing a bill Wednesday that could ban the popular short-video app.

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Despite signing a bill that could ban TikTok, Pres. Joe Biden’s re-election campaign will continue posting on the social media app that has become a favorite among Americans under 30.

Pres. Joe Biden’s re-election campaign says it will continue posting on TikTok despite the president signing a bill Wednesday that could ban the popular short-video app.

Speaking to NBC News, a Biden campaign said the “fragmented media environment requires us to … meet voters where they are. The oft-maligned TikTok has come under scrutiny for being owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance.

A Biden campaign official told NBC news that a “fragmented media environment requires us to… meet voters where they are,” including the oft-maligned TikTok, which has come under scrutiny for being owned by Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance.

Speaking to NBC News, a Biden campaign official said the “fragmented media environment requires us to … meet voters where they are" The oft-maligned TikTok has come under scrutiny for being owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance.

The bill Biden signed Wednesday would force ByteDance, which has alleged ties to the Chinese government, to sell TikTok to an American company within the next nine months in order to avoid being banned in the US.

New York Post

The bill Biden signed would force ByteDance, which officials have accused of having ties to the Chinese government, to sell TikTok to an American company within the next nine months or face a ban in the US.

The campaign, which joined TikTok in February, pledged to take “enhanced security measures” while using the app that it has described as having “legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity.”

The campaign pledged to take “enhanced security measures” while using TikTok as Biden’s White House has alleged that the app has “legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity.” After waffling on the matter, Biden joined TikTok in February.

The account, @bidenhq, has roughly 306K followers, and is part of the campaign’s outreach to young voters.

Forbes

The account, @bidenhq, has roughly 306K followers on TikTok, and it is a crucial part of the campaign’s outreach to young voters. The app has received scrutiny and support from both sides of the aisle, leading to a complicated political and legal battle.

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The president appeared on the campaign’s account on Wednesday, and the Biden campaign rejected accusations of hypocrisy. Rob Flaherty, deputy campaign manager, said it would be “silly” to not use a platform where many people get their political information from.

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TikTok’s relationship with the Chinese government poses too great of a risk for average Americans, but it certainly doesn’t matter for the President. The hypocrisy of the Biden campaign is obvious as his campaign defends his use of the app on the same day he signed a bill to ban it. However, with 170M American users, most of whom are young, TikTok is an integral part of Biden’s re-election campaign. This means that the White House will make up an excuse to keep posting. Either way, Biden’s hypocrisy on the 

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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers

TikTok is a very popular app, especially among young voters, and it's perfectly reasonable for the Biden campaign to keep using it. The bill Biden signed asks ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American company within nine months, which means the app will still be up and running in the US through the end of the year. The campaign has made sure to take necessary precautions, and it will not forfeit a key medium of voter outreach if it doesn’t have to.

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Biden plans to keep using TikTok, even after signing a law that could ban it

There is a 30% chance that TikTok will be sold to a US entity before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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Biden Campaign to Keep Posting on TikTok Despite Proposed Ban

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The Biden campaign's hypocrisy is galling. If TikTok is safe enough for it to be part of the president's desperate attempt to accumulate crucial votes from younger citizens, it's safe enough for average Americans to use.

The bill Biden signed doesn't immediately ban TikTok. If everyone else is going to keep using it, the Biden campaign surely can continue doing so. The campaign is taking necessary precautions to keep the account safe.

There's a 27% chance that TikTok will be sold to a US entity before Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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