Olaf Scholz joins TikTok, promising his followers “not to dance”. By adding TikTok to its range of communication channels, the Chancellery intends to ‘increase the provision of information to citizens’ Joe Biden opened an account in February in hopes of reaching young people in this election year for him.
In March, the American House of Representatives adopted a text providing for forcing the parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok. The platform is particularly popular among young people. Western officials have expressed alarm over TikTok's popularity.