{"id":2048767,"date":"2023-09-28T21:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-knocks-ramaswamy-over-his-stance-on-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T21:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:04:55","slug":"haley-knocks-ramaswamy-over-his-stance-on-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-knocks-ramaswamy-over-his-stance-on-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley criticizes Ramaswamy&#8217;s TikTok stance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaley-knocks-ramaswamy-over-his-stance-on-tiktok%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republican Contender Nikki Haley Slams Rival Vivek Ramaswamy Over\u2063 TikTok Presence<\/h2>\n<p>During\u200c the second GOP\u200d presidential primary debate on September \u200b27, Republican candidate Nikki Haley\u2062 fiercely criticized her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy for being on\u2062 TikTok. \u200dThe \u200bChinese video-sharing app has faced scrutiny \u2063for its potential as a tool \u2064for espionage \u2064by Beijing. The debate took place at the\u200c Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy is the only\u2063 2024 \u2064candidate who has joined TikTok so far. Just days before joining, he had condemned the platform for aiding Beijing \u2063in spreading &#8220;digital fentanyl&#8221; to Americans. The 38-year-old \u2064entrepreneur credited YouTube\u200c influencer and boxer Jake Paul\u200d for \u2062changing his mind, arguing that TikTok is \u200ccrucial for reaching out to young \u2063people.<\/p>\n<p>When confronted by a moderator about whether a commander-in-chief should be easily influenced by an influencer, Ramaswamy responded with a &#8220;radical idea for the Republican Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/tiktok-is-built-like-an-indoctrination-machine-gop-senator-sounds-alarm-on-apps-impact-on-american-youth-5435002?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;TikTok Is Built Like an Indoctrination Machine&#8217;: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm on App&#8217;s Impact on American Youth<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/tiktok-is-built-like-an-indoctrination-machine-gop-senator-sounds-alarm-on-apps-impact-on-american-youth-5435002?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/lawmakers-raise-alarm-over-tiktoks-potential-to-flood-us-market-with-slave-labor-goods-5433864?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Lawmakers Raise\u200d Alarm Over TikTok&#8217;s \u2062Potential to Flood US\u200d Market With Slave\u2064 Labor Goods<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/lawmakers-raise-alarm-over-tiktoks-potential-to-flood-us-market-with-slave-labor-goods-5433864?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We need \u2063to win elections. \u2063And part of how \u2064we win elections \u2062is reaching \u2064the next generation\u200b of young Americans where they are,&#8221; Ramaswamy declared. &#8220;While the Democrats are dominating in reaching the \u200bnext generation, there&#8217;s only one person \u2064in the \u200bRepublican Party \u200bwho talks about reaching young people, and that&#8217;s me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s response sparked\u200d disapproval from the debate stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;TikTok is one of the most dangerous social media \u2062apps we could have,&#8221; Haley retorted,\u200d drawing chuckles from the crowd. &#8220;Every time I hear you, \u2062I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Because I \u200dcan&#8217;t believe\u2014they hear you got a TikTok situation, what they&#8217;re doing is \u2062these 150 million\u2062 people are on TikTok,\u2063 that means they can get your \u2064contacts, they can get your financial information, they can get your\u200d emails, they can get your text messages, China knows exactly what\u2063 they&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t trust you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">TikTok, owned by Beijing-based tech \u200bgiant ByteDance, has been banned \u200bfrom government\u200d devices in several countries, including the\u2062 United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and the European Union, due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Republican presidential candidates, \u2062(L-R) former U.N. \u200cAmbassador Nikki Haley,\u2064 Florida\u2063 Gov. \u200dRon\u200b DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald \u200dReagan Presidential \u200bLibrary in Simi Valley, Calif., \u200bon Sept. 27, 2023. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">While\u200c TikTok&#8217;s executives have downplayed its links to China,\u2064 the app has aligned\u200b with the regime&#8217;s talking points. TikTok&#8217;s CEO Shou Zi Chew has been reluctant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-knocks-ramaswamy-over-his-stance-on-tiktok\/\" title=\"Haley criticizes Ramaswamy's TikTok stance.\">acknowledge human rights\u200c abuses<\/a> against Uyghurs in China&#8217;s \u200dXinjiang region.<\/div>\n<p>Lawmakers from both sides of the political spectrum have expressed concerns about TikTok potentially sharing U.S. user data with Chinese\u200c authorities. The app&#8217;s\u2064 addictive\u2062 nature, \u200ddriven by its algorithm that tailors content to user behavior, has also raised alarms.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy, without addressing the \u2064security \u200cconcerns, proposed banning anyone\u200d under 16 from using &#8220;addictive social\u200c media.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t Republican or Democrat, but if you&#8217;re 16 years old or under, you should not\u2062 be using an addictive \u200dsocial \u2063media \u200cproduct, period,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;We can \u2063prioritize the mental health of this country while \u2064combating the fentanyl epidemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">deputy communications director<\/a>, Stefan Mychajliw, emphasized the need\u200b to\u2063 reach the youth vote. &#8220;These\u200c are the rules \u200dof the game:\u200d Vivek Ramaswamy \u200bdoes not make them; \u200cwe need\u200b to reach the\u2062 youth\u200b vote,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Grant, senior adviser\u2064 to Ramaswamy&#8217;s\u200b campaign, echoed this sentiment and dismissed Haley as a threat. &#8220;We don&#8217;t spend a lot of time\u200d thinking about Nikki Haley,&#8221; Grant said. &#8220;Nikki\u2063 Haley\u200d clearly spends a\u2063 lot of time thinking \u200dand getting angry about Vivek Ramaswamy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A TikTok ad \u2064is aired\u200c on Fox News during the FOX Business \u200dRepublican Primary Debate at the \u2062Ronald Reagan\u2063 Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2023. (Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the negative perception of TikTok during the debate, \u2062the app made its presence felt \u2063through TV advertisements that highlighted success stories of TikTok users. These ads aired multiple times on Fox Business during the debate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>Janice Hisle and Nathan Worcester contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>A powerful tool \u200bfor political campaigns, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-and-rory-mcilroy-launch-new-pro-golf-league\/\" title=\"Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Launch New Pro-Golf League\">reaching younger audiences<\/a>\u200b can be crucial for electoral \u200csuccess<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ion. Additionally, the app has been\u200d accused \u2062of censoring content that is critical of the \u2064Chinese government,\u200b further raising concerns \u200cabout user privacy and freedom of speech.<\/div>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s criticism of Ramaswamy&#8217;s TikTok presence resonated \u2063with many Republican voters who view the app as a threat to national security. The issue of China&#8217;s\u200c influence and potential espionage has been a major concern for conservatives,\u200d and Haley&#8217;s strong stance against TikTok aligns with their anxieties.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c Ramaswamy&#8217;s argument for using TikTok as a platform to reach young voters cannot be \u2062dismissed outright. Social media has become<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican contender Nikki Haley criticized rival Vivek Ramaswamy for being on TikTok, a Chinese app accused of being an espionage tool for Beijing. 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