Democrat party embraces TikTok, despite privacy issues

Politico

One way: the Democratic National Committee has set up a TikTok account after advising campaigns in 2020 to avoid the app. The committee is taking security precautions. It has dedicated devices for TikTok specifically that are isolated from “other DNC assets/processes/business as a mitigation to the privacy risk,” the committee said.

“The DNC’s privacy concerns with regard to TikTok remain unchanged,” said DANIEL WESSEL, the committee’s deputy communications director. “We take additional precautions when developing content and communicating with voters through that medium, and advise campaigns to take similar precautions.”

But the use of TikTok by the DNC still represents an evolution in the larger attitude the party has adopted with respect to the platform. Other prominent Democrats like Georgia gubernatorial candidate STACEY ABRAMSand Sen. JON OSSOFF (D-Ga.) have also joined TikTok. And the White House has participated in videos with creators like comedian BENNY DRAMA, the JONAS BROTHERS, and science guy BILL NYE — all of whom uploaded the TikToks to their own accounts with wide reach. The White House also gave TikTok stars a briefing on the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post first reported in March.