Rubio: TikTok Is A “Propaganda Tool For Pro-Hamas”

June 4, 2024 Republicans, Social Media

Florida Politics reports:

Just days after the Trump campaign promoted its new account on TikTok, Rubio went back on the attack against the Chinese-connected social media platform.

“Further evidence TikTok is a propaganda tool for pro-Hamas groups,” Rubio harrumphed on his official account on X, responding to a news article with the lurid headline, “TikTok Executives To Speak at Conference Organized by Group That Has Defended Hamas Attack on Israel and Promoted ‘Knife Intifada.’”

TikTok’s alleged pro-Hamas bent, of course, did not discourage the Trump campaign from joining the medium this weekend. In addition to his Hamas worries, Rubio has painted the medium as being a Chinese front for years.

Read the full article. According to the far-right outlet cited by Rubio, the conference is about the use of AI to “perpetuate racist and dehumanizing narratives” about Muslims, something that it seems any social media platform would want to stop.

Further evidence TikTok is a propaganda tool for pro-Hamas groups https://t.co/ADM52Iraub

— Senator Marco Rubio (@SenMarcoRubio) June 4, 2024