Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, criticized the Biden-Harris campaign’s participation in TikTok at Sunday’s Super Bowl after the administration signed a bill banning TikTok from most federal devices in 2022. denounced.
“By the way, we just joined TikTok,” said the campaign’s post on X on Sunday, which included the campaign’s first TikTok video in which the president takes a quiz about the Super Bowl.
“The Biden campaign is bragging about using Chinese spy apps even though they signed a law banning Chinese spy apps on all federal devices,” Hawley wrote in response to the campaign’s post.X I wrote this.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R) criticized the Biden-Harris campaign’s participation on TikTok during Sunday’s Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
The Biden administration has set a 30-day deadline for government agencies in late February 2023. Delete the appOwned by Chinese company ByteDance, From federal equipment.
Several Republican lawmakers are calling on Congress to completely ban the app in the United States, citing reports that it steals Americans’ data and poses a national security threat. In 2017, China began implementing a law requiring companies to provide the government with any personal data related to the regime’s national security.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is also calling for a nationwide ban on TikTok. said last month The CEO says the app is “lying” that it is safe for users.
A Chinese flag is hoisted behind two surveillance cameras outside Central Government Buildings in Hong Kong on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (Roy Liu/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“It should be banned,” Hawley previously told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “It tracks everything you do on your phone. It tracks everywhere you go, every text message you send, every email you write, and all that information all available to users Communist Party of China.”
Cotton appeared to comment on the Biden campaign’s participation in TikTok on Monday, saying, “Just like TikTok, Temu and other Chinese tech companies must give the Communist Party free access to their data.” “This should not be the starting point for doing business in the United States.” state. ”
Sen. Tom Cotton is pictured before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
The app is extremely popular among young voters, and Biden’s campaign team will manage the president’s account. The campaign is also active on other social media platforms, including X, Instagram, Meta’s Threads, and former President Trump’s Truth Social.
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The FBI and Federal Communications Commission both warn that ByteDance may share user data with the Chinese Communist Party, including browsing history, location information, and biometric identifiers such as fingerprints, facial features, iris patterns, and voiceprints. It is reported that he did.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a government agency that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in the United States, has been investigating TikTok since 2019.
The Biden-Harris campaign said it would regularly post content on all platforms, including TikTok.
“We have advanced safety measures in place around our devices and have incorporated advanced security protocols to ensure their security. The existence of the campaign is independent and independent of the ongoing CFIUS review. That’s not the case,” a campaign adviser said in an email. “The campaign will continue to innovate to meet voters where they are and create content that resonates with key audiences and core constituencies that make up the president’s diverse and broad coalition of voters.”
