{"id":2175091,"date":"2024-02-13T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-senate-dem-issues-warning-after-biden-campaign-joins-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:43:06","slug":"high-ranking-senate-dem-issues-warning-after-biden-campaign-joins-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-senate-dem-issues-warning-after-biden-campaign-joins-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Senate Democrat Warns as Biden Campaign Joins TikTok"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhigh-ranking-senate-dem-issues-warning-after-biden-campaign-joins-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=2175091&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--><h2>The \u2063Senate Intelligence Committee Criticizes Biden Campaign for Joining TikTok<\/h2>\n<p>The chairman of the Senate \u2062Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), expressed concern over President \u2064Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign joining the\u200c Chinese platform TikTok. Warner&#8217;s criticism came after \u2064the\u200c Biden campaign posted a video \u200con TikTok \u2062showcasing Biden&#8217;s \u200dquick-wittedness.\u200c In the video, Biden humorously responds to questions\u200b about football and \u2064his\u2062 preferences. \u2064The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jams-out-to-music-while-driving-golf-cart-47-asks-bystander-you-ever-hear-this-one\/\" title=\"Trump grooves to music in golf cart, asks bystander if they know it\">video quickly gained popularity<\/a>, \u200daccumulating 7.4 million \u200cviews by Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Warner raised concerns about\u2063 the\u2063 Chinese\u2064 Communist Party\u2063 potentially accessing user data and\u200c influencing the algorithms on\u200b TikTok. He emphasized the importance of sending a consistent message regarding national security. Last year, Warner\u2064 co-sponsored the RESTRICT Act with Senator John Thune \u200bto address the threat\u2063 posed by technology\u2064 from foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200bthe other hand, Arkansas GOP\u200d Senator Tom \u200dCotton and Iowa\u200b GOP Senator Joni Ernst criticized Biden for embracing \u200bTikTok despite its ban \u200bon federal \u2064government devices due to\u200b national security concerns. Florida\u200b GOP Senator\u200b Marco Rubio\u2064 has also\u2062 been vocal\u200c about the dangers \u200bof TikTok, calling for its banning in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">opinion piece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio highlighted\u200b TikTok&#8217;s\u200c deceptive \u2063practices, including storing Americans&#8217; private information\u200d in China and using the app to\u2062 spy on \u200bAmerican journalists. He also pointed \u2063out how TikTok undermines \u200dAmerican businesses \u200cby selling products\u200c at lower prices and potentially favoring Chinese sellers through its algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the concerns raised by Warner, Cotton, Ernst, \u200cand Rubio reflect \u2064the ongoing debate \u2063surrounding TikTok&#8217;s potential threats to national\u200d security\u200d and user privacy.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/4465102-senate-intel-democrat-worried-biden-campaign-joining-tiktok-mixed-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bidenhq\/video\/7334529963066019114?embed_source=71929438%2C121374463%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_card_play&#038;refer=embed&#038;referer_url=thehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F4462234-biden-joins-tiktok-with-video-captioned-lol-hey-guys%2F&#038;referer_video_id=7334529963066019114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/2023\/3\/senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RESTRICT Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/08\/as-tiktok-comes-for-american-businesses-its-past-time-to-ban-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion Piece<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1707591998756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw25BBjfj8wpQhA6F0A4qnyA\">CLICK HERE \u200cTO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the concerns raised \u2062by the Senate Intelligence Committee about\u200d the security of personal \u200cand\u2062 campaign data when\u2063 joining TikTok?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Devices. They argued that\u2064 joining\u200d TikTok raises\u200d concerns about the\u200d security of\u200d personal and campaign data. Cotton also highlighted the potential\u200c for foreign disinformation campaigns to\u2064 manipulate the\u2062 platform.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cBiden campaign defended its presence \u200don TikTok, stating that it was \u2064important \u2064to engage with \u2064voters on popular platforms, especially with \u200dthe younger\u200d generation. They\u2062 emphasized that they take\u200d the \u200dsecurity of their \u200ddata\u200d seriously and have implemented measures \u200cto protect it.<\/p>\n<p>This debate over the Biden campaign&#8217;s\u2062 use of TikTok reflects larger concerns about\u200d the security risks posed by Chinese-owned\u200c technology companies. TikTok,\u200c owned by\u2064 the Chinese company ByteDance, has faced scrutiny\u200b from U.S. lawmakers over its data privacy practices and potential ties \u200bto the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>Last \u2063year, the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the U.S. over national security \u2063concerns. However, the ban was subsequently blocked by courts, and a deal was reached between TikTok and Oracle\u200d and Walmart \u200bto address security concerns and ensure U.S. data protection.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Intelligence Committee&#8217;s criticism of the Biden campaign&#8217;s use of TikTok highlights ongoing concerns about the privacy and \u2063security risks associated with Chinese-owned technology platforms. \u2062It also\u200d underscores the need for \u200dstricter regulations and oversight to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shakeup-twitter-fires-head-of-security\/\" title=\"Shakeup: Twitter Fires Head of Security\">protect user data<\/a> and national security.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over TikTok&#8217;s use by\u2062 political campaigns also \u200draises broader questions about the influence of social media platforms \u200din \u2064politics. \u200dWith their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zalando-sues-eu-commission-over-landmark-online-content-rules\/\" title=\"Zalando takes legal action against EU Commission over significant online content regulations.\">massive user base<\/a> and algorithms\u200c that shape content \u200ddistribution, these platforms have the potential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">influence public opinion<\/a> and election outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Senate Intelligence Committee&#8217;s criticism of the Biden \u2064campaign for \u2063joining \u200dTikTok brings attention to the ongoing concerns about the security risks associated with Chinese-owned technology\u200c platforms. While the Biden campaign defends\u200d its presence on TikTok as \u2063a way to engage \u200bwith voters, the concerns raised by senators from both major parties highlight the need for stricter\u200c regulations and oversight to protect user data and national \u200csecurity in the digital\u200c age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Intelligence Committee&#8217;s Democrat chairman, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), criticized President Biden for his campaign&#8217;s decision to join TikTok. Warner expressed his concerns after a video was posted on the platform, attempting to portray Biden as sharp-witted. When asked about his preference between the Chiefs and 49ers, Biden responded, &#8220;Two great teams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2175092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1827691197.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2175091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1827691197.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2175092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}