US President Joe Biden belatedly joined TikTok on Sunday, marking his debut on the social media platform with a 26-second video. The move comes after fierce US government criticism of the video-sharing platform in recent years, most notably from Republicans but also from the Biden administration. Citing security concerns, a slew of individual states and the federal government have banned the app on official government devices. In Montana, a state government move to completely ban the app was recently blocked by a judge. Sunday's video ends with the president being asked who he prefers: himself or Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

Source: The Standard February 12, 2024 16:14 UTC