Biden signs bill on possible TikTok ban in the US
US President Joe Biden has signed a law that bans TikTok in the country unless the Chinese company ByteDance, the owner of the platform, sells its American business within the next 270 days. This is reported by Reuters.
According to the agency, TikTok is especially popular among young Americans who hold leftist views. This group could be a key one for Biden in the upcoming presidential election in November.
The mutually exclusive policy of the White House
Popular blogger Kalil Green, known in TikTok as the "Historian of Generation Z", accused the Biden administration of hypocrisy for using TikTok in the election campaign, despite supporting the ban of the application. In his opinion, this proves that Biden and his team understand the power and necessity of TikTok.
Biden's campaign staff has denied accusations of hypocrisy. Deputy campaign manager for Biden's re-election, Rob Flaherty, said it would be foolish to ignore the platform on which many receive information about the president.
Biden bans TikTok in government
The White House does not have an official TikTok account since Biden banned the app from most government agencies in December 2022. However, Biden's campaign headquarters joined the social network the night before the 2024 Super Bowl, as the president abandoned the traditional TV interview on game day, choosing TikTok instead to broadcast political