{"id":2345030,"date":"2024-09-23T19:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T23:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlawed-political-ads-widely-viewed-on-tiktok-nearly-six-weeks-before-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T19:27:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T23:27:54","slug":"outlawed-political-ads-widely-viewed-on-tiktok-nearly-six-weeks-before-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlawed-political-ads-widely-viewed-on-tiktok-nearly-six-weeks-before-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlawed political ads widely viewed on TikTok nearly six weeks before Election Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Foutlawed-political-ads-widely-viewed-on-tiktok-nearly-six-weeks-before-election-day-washington-examiner%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=2345030&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>A recent report highlights \u200cthat over 50 political ads have been viewed on TikTok, despite the platform\u2019s\u200d ban on paid political messaging instituted nearly five years ago. These ads, which were \u200dtagged\u2064 as\u200b &#8220;Paid Partnership,&#8221; &#8221; #ad,&#8221; or &#8220;#sponsored,&#8221; \u200cwere primarily \u200daimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-opposition-to-tiktok-ban-emerges-among-democratic-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers\">engaging young voters<\/a> just weeks before the upcoming elections. Notably, two of the controversial videos have \u2064already been removed by \u200dTikTok, which maintains its commitment to preventing \u2063political advertising on its \u2063platform. <\/p>\n<p>TikTok&#8217;s stance against political ads was reinforced after\u200d the company&#8217;s 2019 decision to create a space where creators could \u2064freely express themselves. Many of the ads were found to \u2062support \u200bleft-leaning\u2062 causes and\u200b were funded by organizations like\u200d those affiliated with Tom Steyer.\u200c The ads varied in \u2063content, promoting\u200c voter registration \u2064and issues like abortion rights, climate change, and gun \u2063control. <\/p>\n<p>As political\u200b figures like former President Donald\u2062 Trump and Vice \u200cPresident Kamala Harris leverage TikTok to connect with younger audiences, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coldest-winter-ever-joins-genocide-pandemic-on-list-of-china-olympics-woes\/\" title=\"&#039;Coldest Winter Ever&#039; Joins Genocide, Pandemic on List of China Olympics Woes\">situation raises questions<\/a> about compliance with advertising policies and the evolving role of social media in political campaigns.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Outlawed political ads widely viewed on TikTok nearly six weeks before Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762933\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least 52 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>political<\/a> ads have found a platform on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>TikTok<\/a> despite the social media company&rsquo;s decision to ban paid political messaging nearly five years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Several of the videos individually received hundreds of thousands of views and were tagged with &ldquo;Paid Partnership,&rdquo; &ldquo;#ad,&rdquo; or &ldquo;#sponsored&rdquo; labels, according to an NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/tiktok-ads-videos-election-politics-2024-rcna161234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a>.&nbsp;The news comes just over a month before Election Day as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris battle to gain young voters&rsquo; support on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has removed two of the videos in question and told the outlet it is &ldquo;committed to protecting the integrity of our platform through elections and have long prohibited political advertising, including politically branded content.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will continue to remove content that violates our guidelines on an ongoing basis,&rdquo; a TikTok spokesperson continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after&nbsp;TikTok decided to ban all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-expands-efforts-to-combat-election-misinformation-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"X intensifies fight against election misinformation for 2024.\">paid political advertisements<\/a> in October 2019 due to efforts to keep the platform a place where creators could continue to &ldquo;build joy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security cameras are seen at the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, California, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to ensure we&rsquo;re building a place where our community &ndash; users, creators, and brands &ndash; can be creative, build trends, and have a whole lot of fun in the process,&rdquo; Blake Chandlee, TikTok&rsquo;s vice president of global business solutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.tiktok.com\/en-us\/understanding-our-policies-around-paid-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple videos that violated the app&rsquo;s policy catered to left-leaning causes or political figures. Organizations affiliated with Tom Steyer funded 15 ads encouraging people to register to vote. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@andrewtourssf\/photo\/7329620731526958367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>TogetherSF Action<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@apriljxo\/video\/7298787931781647659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NextGen America<\/a> were created by Steyer, who ran in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One video paid for by NextGen America showed a TikTok influencer urging young people to cast votes favoring expanding abortion laws.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ActBlue, a left-leaning PAC, paid for multiple videos targeting climate change and gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>While some videos specifically called out House Republicans for allegedly trying to cut Social Security benefits and touted support for President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Inflation Reduction Act, other ads were nonpartisan. In one 2022 video, a &ldquo;paid partnership&rdquo; from Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles encouraged her audience to make sure their voter registrations were up to date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have relied on the platform to reach young voters this election cycle. Last week, one of Harris&rsquo;s biggest allies encouraged millions of TikTok users to vote this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3157298\/obama-tiktok-harris-boost-younger-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> took to the platform<\/a> with appearances with multiple influencers last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the reasons I&rsquo;m supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is because they know that this is something we need to get done,&rdquo; he said in one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@carlos_eduardo_espina\/video\/7415649948244495659?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>video<\/a> as he expressed support for a law that would&nbsp;provide a legal pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@carlos_eduardo_espina\/video\/7415649948244495659\" data-video-id=\"7415649948244495659\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@carlos_eduardo_espina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@carlos_eduardo_espina?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@carlos_eduardo_espina<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Una conversaci&oacute;n de coraz&oacute;n con el Presidente Obama &#128591;&#127996;&#10084;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - Carlos_Eduardo_Espina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7415649950136011562?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unites-with-jake-paul-to-tease-another-knockout-in-tiktok-video-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump unites with Jake Paul to tease \u2018another knockout\u2019 in TikTok video - Washington Examiner\">original sound &#038;ndash<\/a>; Carlos_Eduardo_Espina<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Obama&rsquo;s move comes amid increasing debate over whether the Chinese-owned platform should have a place in U.S. society. Founded in 2016, TikTok has exploded in popularity in recent years, even as critics worry it has a negative impact on mental health and enables Beijing to spy on users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Citing concerns over national security concerns, Trump once tried to ban the app during his time in the White House. He has since reversed his position and enjoys a following of over 11 million on the platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unless TikTok&rsquo;s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app, it is set to be outlawed in the United States next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762933\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762933\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political ads that are banned have gained significant visibility on TikTok, just under six weeks before Election Day. Despite the platform&#8217;s prohibition of paid political advertising nearly five years ago, at least 52 such ads have appeared. Many of these videos garnered hundreds of thousands of views and were marked with labels like &#8220;Paid Partnership,&#8221; &#8220;#ad,&#8221; or &#8220;#sponsored,&#8221; as reported by NBC. This development arises as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris seek to engage young voters on the app. TikTok has removed two of the flagged videos and reiterated its commitment to maintaining the integrity of its platform during elections by prohibiting political advertising, including politically branded content. A spokesperson for TikTok stated that they will continue to eliminate any content that breaches their guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The ban on paid political advertisements was implemented in October 2019 in an effort to keep TikTok a space where creators could foster joy. Blake Chandlee, TikTok\u2019s vice president for global business solutions, emphasized their goal to create a community where users can be creative and enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Several violating videos promoted left-leaning causes or figures, with organizations linked to Tom Steyer funding 15 ads aimed at encouraging voter registration. NextGen America sponsored one video featuring a TikTok influencer urging young people to support expanded abortion rights. Additionally, ActBlue funded multiple videos addressing climate change and gun violence issues.<\/p>\n<p>While some ads specifically criticized House Republicans for attempting cuts to Social Security benefits or supported President Biden\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act, others maintained a nonpartisan stance\u2014such as one from Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles encouraging viewers in 2022 to ensure their voter registrations were current.<\/p>\n<p>Both Trump and Harris campaigns are leveraging the platform this election cycle; recently, an ally of Harris urged millions on TikTok to vote this fall while former President Barack Obama engaged with influencers last week in support of Harris and Tim Walz regarding immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p>Obama&#8217;s involvement comes amid ongoing discussions about whether the Chinese-owned app should remain part of American society due to concerns over mental health impacts and potential surveillance by Beijing. During his presidency, Trump attempted a ban on the app but later changed his stance; he now has over 11 million followers there. Unless ByteDance\u2014the parent company based in Beijing\u2014sells TikTok, it faces being banned in the U.S next year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2345031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23284819591470-1024x596.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6371,33731,37685,32364,6248],"class_list":["post-2345030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-censorship","tag-election-day","tag-political-ads","tag-social-media","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23284819591470-1024x596.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345030","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}