Trump campaign encourages voters to sign petition banning TikTok

President Donald trumpDonald John Trump Civil Rights Legend Representative John Lewis Dies Biden Warns About Interference In Russian Elections After Receiving Intelligence Reports Texas Officials Offer Schools Option To Offer Classes Online Only Until November MOREThe campaign features new Facebook ads promoting a petition to ban the Beijing-based TikTok, following growing administration rhetoric to ban the Chinese video app in the United States.

“TikTok has been shocked red-handed by monitoring what’s on his phone’s Clipboard,” he read all the ads running on Facebook and Instagram. Viewers are encouraged to “sign the petition now to ban TikTok,” Bloomberg reported.

Users who wish to complete the survey must enter personal information, including their email address and mobile phone number.

Trump’s presidential campaign is paying for ads on Facebook urging supporters to sign a petition banning TikTok https://t.co/WGzmzgxE1X pic.twitter.com/GTO5uS998L

– Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) July 18, 2020

The negative rhetoric of the Trump campaign around the application of social networks follows the Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard Pompeo Senior DHS officer says agency does not see ‘coordinated’ election interference abroad EU criticizes threat of US sanctions The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Argentum – The mask debate American intensifies MOREComments earlier this month suggest the United States is “certainly” exploring a TikTok ban.

The main concern behind the ban on the social media app popular with millennials and Generation Z is the app’s flexible security protocols, which reportedly share user data with the Beijing government.

The ads were paid for by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and targeted users in the 18 to 64 age range, with the most significant percentage of viewers coming from electoral battlefield states like Texas and Florida, Bloomberg noted.

The Trump campaign attack announcement against TikTok also falls around the same time as Facebook prepares to launch its competitor to the Chinese app, Instagram Reels, according to NBC.

The global launch of Instagram Reels has been in development for more than a year and seeks to enable users to compose 15-second video clips that can be configured for a wide range of music and other sound bites.