Despite Ban, Biden Campaign Will Keep Using TikTok

Despite Ban, Biden Campaign Will Keep Using TikTok
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The Facts

  • 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 official said the "fragmented media environment requires us to...meet voters where they are." TikTok has come under scrutiny for being owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance.


The Spin

Narrative A

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

Narrative B

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.

Nerd narrative

There's a 30% chance that TikTok will be sold to a US entity before Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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