TikTok reportedly hires former aides of top Dems in face of potential Trump ban – IOTW Report

TikTok reportedly hires former aides of top Dems in face of potential Trump ban

BPR: As the U.S. government intensifies its scrutiny of TikTok, the social media company linked to China is reportedly beefing up its lobbying team in response.

Newly hired staffers in the company’s public policy office include former aides to top Democrats in government as the popular app and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, continue to expand lobbying efforts amid threats of a looming ban by the Trump administration, CNBC reported.

Use of the video sharing app has skyrocketed as adolescents and young adults have increasingly turned to it in the last few months in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. But TikTok has also gotten the attention of lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle who have raised concerns about its connections to China. read more

4 Comments on TikTok reportedly hires former aides of top Dems in face of potential Trump ban

  1. TikTok is a ticking-tocking, Chinese time bomb.

    “What time is it?”

    “1400 TikToks.”

    “Murder, death, kill.”

    (Sorry, “TikTok” reminds me of the movie, Demolition Man. What a stupid name for a website/company!)

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