Last year, Ocasio-Cortez told the world her deepest, darkest secret. I’m the one that signed up for TikTok; that’s true.
Despite national security concerns, New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has refused to confirm or deny whether or not she continues to use the TikTok platform.
In a Facebook Live session last year, Ocasio-Cortez mentioned having an Instagram account but did not disclose her identity.
Politicians, academics, and skeptics have all called the app a security risk because of the CCP’s use of it to collect data on its users. Concerns have been expressed that the CCP may use TikTok for influence operations since it might allow China to affect the information seen by American users.
Ocasio-representative Cortez did not answer Fox News Digital’s inquiry about whether or not Ocasio-Cortez still had access to and used her account.
“I have to let you in on a little secret. Simply put, I caved and joined TikTok. So far, I haven’t told anyone else about it. I’m hiding in the shadows, waiting for my opportunity to strike.” Ocasio-Cortez made the following statement in June of 20221 on an Instagram Livestream.
In light of concerns that the CCP is manipulating the platform’s algorithm to further the CCP’s geopolitical goals, Maryland is one of many states to have prohibited its use of government equipment.
Since last month, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has called for a nationwide ban on the usage of TikTok in the United States.
FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concern last week that Chinese officials may “manipulate content and, if they want to, utilize it for influence operations” on the video-sharing platform TikTok.
Wray talked about a presentation he gave at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Second, he said that the Chinese government might exploit information gleaned from the app’s users for more traditional monitoring forms.
“That their government doesn’t share our values and actively works against what’s best for the United States is cause for concern. As a matter of urgency, we must address that issue. “The news was announced by Wray at a press conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Wray voiced similar concerns last month when legislators questioned the app’s capabilities and the amount of data it could collect on Americans.
Wray testified before Congress that China had stolen more sensitive information about American citizens and businesses than any other country.
TikTok could be used by the Chinese government for “influence operations,” as he put it, because “the Chinese government could control data collection on millions of users or the recommendation algorithm.” Alternatively, they could use it to manipulate the software on millions of devices, allowing them to strategically compromise individual devices.