Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

By: - January 19, 2023 2:19 pm
In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on Aug. 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on Aug. 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this report included U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia on the list of members of Congress with TikTok accounts. His staff said after the story’s publication that the account was not set up by Scott, and they are reaching out to TikTok.

 

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Ariana Figueroa
Ariana Figueroa

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.

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