In a Thursday morning USA Today piece, author Ella Lee explained the utilization of TikTok to push political agendas to Gen z voters. The author failed to mention TikTok’s anti-conservative bias nor its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
Ken Russell who is running for Congress in Florida’s 27th district, tragically went on TikTok and graced the internet with a video of him dropping it low and man-spreading for the camera. He followed his routine by leaning into the camera (too close for comfort) and saying “Hey, are you registered to vote? There’s a primary on August 23rd and the general election November 8th.”
It would have made me scroll faster if this had been available when it was first released. But, other users seem to be enjoying the gag. Russell received close to 350,000 views and over 75,000 likes on this video. He deemed his TikTok influence a “political superpower,” according to the comment section on the platform.
According to, Joe Cunningham, an ex-Representative from the Democratic Party of South Carolina (D-SC), began using TikTok a year earlier to advance his own political agenda. USA Today.
In one of Cunningham’s most viral videos, he acts out what he’ll do when the state’s “anti-abortion bill hits my desk as governor.” South Carolina’s politician takes aim at Cunningham and strikes back with an overset text that says “Veto.” He then throws another, more severe punch, with overset text that reads “Veto.”
This video has been viewed more than 2.2 million times and counting.
In the same vein, Cunningham posted a video lambasting the “terrible” legislation in SC. He criticized lifesaving laws and stricter cannabis laws.
It’s not surprising that politicians are resorting to the help of young voters through trending and viral videos. This is better than talking about policies. TikTok allows you to reach young voters and influence them. Sadly, being “good” at an app made for teenagers and young adults is not a qualification for a seat on the House floor but Gen Z and apparently the left don’t care about that.
TikTok, despite its popularity, has come under scrutiny lately. Many people worry about TikTok’s corrupt connections to China and surveillance records.
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In a recent survey from the Trafalgar Group, 58.6 percent of Americans want TikTok to be removed from app stores yet these Dems seem to have no problem not only using the app but also encouraging young people to hop on the bandwagon with them.
MRC Free Speech America’s Catherine Salgado commented on TikTok’s lack of privacy in a recent piece.
TikTok has repeated its assurances to critics about U.S. user information being safe from Chinese access. But BuzzFeed News recently reported that TikTok’s parent company accessed non-public U.S. user data through the app and cited multiple tapes of internal meetings at TikTok. “Everything is seen in China,” one member of TikTok’s Trust and Safety Department said during a September 2021 meeting, according to BuzzFeed.
TikTok undoubtedly takes information and sends it to CCP. The platform favors conservative talking points over liberal ones.
Consider the former TikTok Page of MRCTV. The account amassed nearly 80 thousand followers and was censored 36 times in just four months before being “permanently banned” twice. Clips of MRCTV original series were previously displayed on the MRCTV account, including clips by Brittany Hughes (Managing Editor), MRCTV Blogger and Nick Kangadis, On-Air Host and other clips. The content simply featured reports and commentary on media bias but were allegedly deemed in violation with TikTok’s policies.
TikTok’s bias is uncanny.
However USA Today is bragging about the success of Democratic politicians and candidates on the CCP owned app, the outlet unsurprisingly fails to realize the undeniable bias that TikTok displays nor the risks of being tied to a CCP affiliate.
When I run for president, don’t look for me droppin’ it low on TikTok … I will not be a presence.
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