US President Joe Biden has accelerated promotional efforts for the presidential elections to be held in November. Biden’s decision to open a TikTok account as part of these efforts has surprised many. However, the communication team appointed by Biden stated that they need to reach potential voters through all social media platforms.
Biden is now a TikTok user!
Especially some members of the US intelligence committees heavily criticized Biden’s decision, arguing that it could pose a significant vulnerability to the country’s intelligence security. The main reason for these criticisms is that the TikTok platform is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Recent tensions between the US and China have also increased suspicions about this platform.
It is said that the main reason for this move by Biden is to reach young voters on the TikTok platform. However, many active members of the American government argue that this platform could conduct various espionage and propaganda activities for the Chinese government and therefore should be shut down.
Some also suggested that this decision could encourage the use of TikTok in the country and criticized the American president’s behavior as quite reckless. US spokesperson John Kirby stated that they take all criticisms into account and that this move, which is only an election campaign, will not change the cautious stance of the American government towards TikTok.
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