Politicians supported TikTok ban, but used app to win elections

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Politicians supported TikTok ban, but used app to win elections
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Despite advocating for a potential TikTok ban that’s currently under judicial review, politicians of all stripes turned to the platform to boost their chances in the 2024 election. At least 49 members of Congress, five officials in President Joe Biden’s administration and President-elect Donald Trump have verified TikTok accounts, according to an analysis by NBC News. Twenty-three of the 49 members of Congress voted for the “TikTok ban.

” He has used this style since late 2022, when he was first elected as a national representative after serving in the North Carolina Senate for eight years. In a TikTok video that reached almost 6 million viewers, Jackson apologized to his followers for voting against TikTok’s Chinese parent company.

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