{"id":2229697,"date":"2024-04-25T00:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-to-keep-using-tiktok-after-he-signed-law-acknowledging-its-a-threat\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T00:35:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:35:45","slug":"bidens-campaign-to-keep-using-tiktok-after-he-signed-law-acknowledging-its-a-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-to-keep-using-tiktok-after-he-signed-law-acknowledging-its-a-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to Continue TikTok Use Despite Acknowledging Security Risks"},"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%2Fbidens-campaign-to-keep-using-tiktok-after-he-signed-law-acknowledging-its-a-threat%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=2229697&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--><p>President Biden&#8217;s re-election campaign plans to remain active on TikTok, despite security concerns linked to its Chinese ownership. The decision follows Biden signing a bill requiring TikTok to detach from ByteDance within 270 days. TikTok&#8217;s\u200b CEO vows to contest the law, emphasizing its impact on users. The platform promises enhanced security measures amidst the legal battle. President Biden&#8217;s re-election campaign intends to stay on TikTok, despite\u200d security\u2063 worries due to its\u2063 Chinese ownership. This choice comes after Biden signed\u2063 a bill mandating TikTok\u200d to separate from ByteDance within\u200d 270 \u2064days. TikTok&#8217;s\u2064 CEO pledges to challenge the law, \u2063stressing its effects on users. The platform commits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-laws-in-ca-target-gun-owners\/\" title=\"CA introduces new laws targeting gun owners\">bolstering security measures<\/a> during the legal dispute.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s re-election campaign is reportedly planning to stay on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurses-dance-in-cringeworthy-tiktok-video-at-a-time-when-hospitals-are-supposedly-overrun-due-to-covid\/\" title=\"Nurses Dance In Cringeworthy TikTok Video At A Time When Hospitals Are Supposedly \u201cOverrun\u201d Due To COVID\">social media app<\/a> whose parent company ByteDance is controlled by the Chinese communist government, even after the president signed a bill into law this week that forces the app to be sold from the company or face an outright ban in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fragmented media environment requires us to show up and meet voters where they are \u2014 and that includes online,\u201d a Biden campaign official said in justifying their decision to stay on the platform. \u201cTikTok is one of many places we\u2019re making sure our content is being seen by voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the stakes are this high in the election, we are going to use every tool we have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicians-opt-for-new-tools-to-reach-young-voters\/\" title=\"Politicians Opt for New Tools to Reach Young Voters\">reach young voters<\/a> where they are,\u201d the campaign official said, claiming that the campaign will use \u201cenhanced security measures\u201d on the app.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes after Biden signed a bill into law on Wednesday that forces TikTok to divest from ByteDance in the next 270 days.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok CEO Shou Chew vowed that the company would fight the new law and claimed in an emotional pitch to the app\u2019s users that the law\u00a0would \u201ctake TikTok away from you and 170 million Americans who find community in connection on our platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok, and a ban on you and your voice,\u201d he continued. \u201cPoliticians may say otherwise, but don\u2019t get confused.\u201d<\/p>\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=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest assured, we aren\u2019t going anywhere,\u201d he added. \u201cWe are confident and we will keep fighting for your rights in the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chew later claimed that the company has \u201cbuilt safeguards that no other peer company has made\u201d and that it \u201cinvested billions of dollars to secure your data and keep our platform free from outside manipulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His claims come after reports surfaced earlier this month of a former senior employee at the company who <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/04\/15\/tiktok-china-data-sharing-bytedance-project-texas\/?showAdminBar=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> that he was forced to send American user data to ByteDance in Beijing, contradicting the company\u2019s contention that it operates independently from China.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray recently testified to Congress: \u201cThis is a tool that is ultimately within the control of the Chinese government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former ByteDance executive Yintao Yu made explosive allegations against the company in a federal lawsuit last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/12\/technology\/tiktok-bytedance-lawsuit-china.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> that ByteDance\u2019s offices in Beijing had a special unit of Chinese Communist Party members who \u201cguided how the company advanced core Communist values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee maintained supreme access to all the company data, even data stored in the United States,\u201d said Yu, who spent part of his time at the company in its Chinese offices. He said it did not matter where users were located because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-received-insensitive-backlash-for-going-woke-now-they-may-depart-facebook-altogether\/\" title=\"Starbucks Received \u2018Insensitive\u2019 Backlash For Going Woke. Now They May Depart Facebook Altogether.\">company created<\/a> a \u201cbackdoor\u201d to access their information.<\/p>\n<p>He said the company \u201csystematically created fabricated users\u201d to boost engagement numbers and witnessed engineers manually alter the algorithm to achieve the country\u2019s geopolitical agenda. One example he cited was how engineers boosted content \u201cthat expressed hatred for Japan,\u201d The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no debate,\u201d he said. \u201cThey just did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-data-app-report\/story?id=97913249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last year that cybersecurity experts discovered that for those who have downloaded the app but never used it, TikTok \u201cstill has your data even if you\u2019ve never used TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report added, \u201cAnd it\u2019s collecting and transferring that data whether or not the app is deleted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s campaign intends to maintain its presence on TikTok, despite the security concerns associated with its Chinese ownership. 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