{"id":2205120,"date":"2024-03-24T14:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-sidesteps-question-on-why-biden-campaign-is-using-tiktok-amid-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T14:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:17:52","slug":"harris-sidesteps-question-on-why-biden-campaign-is-using-tiktok-amid-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-sidesteps-question-on-why-biden-campaign-is-using-tiktok-amid-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris avoids addressing TikTok security concerns in Biden campaign&#8217;s app choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fharris-sidesteps-question-on-why-biden-campaign-is-using-tiktok-amid-security-concerns%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=2205120&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>Vice President Kamala Harris \u200con the Biden-Harris Campaign&#8217;s Use of \u200dTikTok<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-needs-more-allies-in-latin-america-desantis\/\" title=\"DeSantis: US requires additional Latin American allies.\">addressing security concerns<\/a> about\u200d TikTok,\u200d Vice President Kamala Harris navigated\u2062 questions about the 2024 Biden-Harris campaign&#8217;s active presence on the platform. Despite recent warnings and legislative actions, \u200cHarris emphasized the importance \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-upenn-faculty-leaders-denounce-efforts-of-intimidation-as-donors-cut-ties\/\" title=\"UPenn faculty leaders condemn intimidation amid Israel war, donors sever ties.\">upholding free expression<\/a> while acknowledging the \u2062administration&#8217;s focus on TikTok&#8217;s\u200b ownership.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Insights from\u200c the \u200cVice President<\/h3>\n<p>During her\u200b appearance on This Week, Harris confronted inquiries regarding the campaign&#8217;s engagement on TikTok despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a>\u2062 apprehensions. When probed about the campaign&#8217;s future on the \u2064platform amidst looming security \u200brisks,\u200d Harris indicated a pragmatic approach.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Position on \u200dLegislation:<\/strong> Harris clarified that the administration&#8217;s \u200dconcerns\u2062 primarily revolve around TikTok&#8217;s ownership and broader security implications rather than an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-government-complicit-media-silicon-valley-are-torching-america\/\" title=\"Weak Government, Complicit Media, Silicon Valley Are Torching America\">outright ban<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Response to\u2062 TikTok Concerns:<\/strong> &#8220;We \u200dunderstand\u200d the utility and\u2063 purpose of TikTok and\u2064 its significance\u2062 in facilitating discourse and income generation,&#8221; \u2062Harris stated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u2063 recent passage of the Protecting Americans \u2064from Foreign Adversary Controlled\u2063 Applications Act in the House \u200creinforces the mounting scrutiny on TikTok&#8217;s ties\u200d to \u2063ByteDance and the potential repercussions. This legislation \u200bunderscores the \u200dneed for \u2063decisive action in addressing national security vulnerabilities posed by the app.<\/p>\n<p>As the bill awaits Senate\u2062 deliberation, speculations arise about TikTok&#8217;s future, with notable figures like former Treasury\u2062 Secretary\u2062 Steven Mnuchin expressing \u2063interest \u2063in acquiring the platform. This dynamic landscape hints at substantial shifts in \u2063TikTok&#8217;s ownership\u2063 structure and its implications for both national security and\u200b commercial interests.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the prospect of TikTok \u200dfacing divestment or a ban introduces strategic considerations for political campaigns, such \u2063as the Biden campaign. Given TikTok&#8217;s significant influence on young voters, the platform&#8217;s regulatory\u200b uncertainties could impact the campaign&#8217;s outreach strategies.<\/p>\n<p>With the demographic influence of young voters crucial in the political landscape, the Biden campaign faces \u200cthe\u200c challenge of balancing engagement\u200c on\u2064 TikTok with evolving national \u200dsecurity imperatives \u200cand regulatory developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris deflected a question about the Biden-Harris campaign&#8217;s use of TikTok, despite security concerns highlighted by the administration. During an appearance on This Week, Harris avoided explaining why the campaign continues to post content on the platform, despite President Biden&#8217;s previous warnings about its security risks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2205121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24082806405106-1024x705.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24082806405106-1024x705.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205120","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}