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== Government connections == | == Government connections == | ||
Victoria McCullough worked for the [[Department of Homeland Security]] and had connections to the [[President of the United States|White House]].<ref name=":0" /> | Victoria McCullough worked for the [[Department of Homeland Security]] and had connections to the [[President of the United States|White House]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== CIA === | |||
Threat analyst Beau Patteson worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and as a military intelligence officer for the United States.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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* Christian Cardona, who worked for the State Department in [[Republic of Poland|Poland]], [[Republic of Türkiye|Turkey]], and [[Sultanate of Oman|Oman]], served as TikTok's Product Policy Manager for Trust and Safety from 2021 to 2023. | * Christian Cardona, who worked for the State Department in [[Republic of Poland|Poland]], [[Republic of Türkiye|Turkey]], and [[Sultanate of Oman|Oman]], served as TikTok's Product Policy Manager for Trust and Safety from 2021 to 2023. | ||
* Brad Earman, TikTok's Global Lead of Criminal and Civil Investigations, worked as an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] special agent for 21 years. | * Brad Earman, TikTok's Global Lead of Criminal and Civil Investigations, worked as an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] special agent for 21 years. He also worked as an anti-terrorism manager for the State Department. | ||
* Mariola Janik previously worked for the [[Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs]], [[United States Department of State|State Department]], and Department of Homeland Security. In September 2022, she became TikTok's Trust and Safety Program Manager. | * Mariola Janik previously worked for the [[Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs]], [[United States Department of State|State Department]], and Department of Homeland Security. In September 2022, she became TikTok's Trust and Safety Program Manager. | ||
* Katrina Villacisneros, TikTok's Recruiting Coordinator, worked for the State Department's Office of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and oversaw cyberattacks as part of the [[Army Cyber Command]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" Is Run by State Department Officials|date=2023-04-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-by-state-department-officials/284353/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416052947/https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-by-state-department-officials/284353/|archive-date=2023-04-16|retrieved=2023-04-16}}</ref | * Katrina Villacisneros, TikTok's Recruiting Coordinator, worked for the State Department's Office of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and oversaw cyberattacks as part of the [[Army Cyber Command]]. | ||
* Ryan Walsh, Escalations Management Lead for Trust and Safety at TikTok, spread pro-NATO propaganda as a digital strategy advisor for the State Department.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" Is Run by State Department Officials|date=2023-04-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-by-state-department-officials/284353/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416052947/https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-by-state-department-officials/284353/|archive-date=2023-04-16|retrieved=2023-04-16}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Social media]] | [[Category:Social media]] | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 16 April 2023
TikTok is a social media platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, which hosts user-submitted videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.
Despite being owned by a Chinese company, TikTok is blocked in China, where a similar app called Douyin is used instead. TikTok and Douyin have almost the same user interface but no access to each other's content. Their servers are each based in the market where the respective app is available.
In 2021, TikTok had over a billion users, including 70 million in the United States.[1]
Censorship
TikTok has deleted at least 320,000 Russian accounts and labeled 49 as "Russian state-controlled media." Western state media outlets do not have warning labels.[1]
Government connections
Victoria McCullough worked for the Department of Homeland Security and had connections to the White House.[1]
CIA
Threat analyst Beau Patteson worked for the CIA and as a military intelligence officer for the United States.[1]
NATO
Canadian Content Policy Lead Alexander Corbeil is also the vice president of the NATO Association of Canada. Feature Policy Manager Greg Andersen worked on psychological operations for NATO until 2019.[1] Foard Copeland worked for NATO and the U.S. Department of Defense.[1]
U.S. State Department
- Christian Cardona, who worked for the State Department in Poland, Turkey, and Oman, served as TikTok's Product Policy Manager for Trust and Safety from 2021 to 2023.
- Brad Earman, TikTok's Global Lead of Criminal and Civil Investigations, worked as an Air Force special agent for 21 years. He also worked as an anti-terrorism manager for the State Department.
- Mariola Janik previously worked for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, State Department, and Department of Homeland Security. In September 2022, she became TikTok's Trust and Safety Program Manager.
- Katrina Villacisneros, TikTok's Recruiting Coordinator, worked for the State Department's Office of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and oversaw cyberattacks as part of the Army Cyber Command.
- Ryan Walsh, Escalations Management Lead for Trust and Safety at TikTok, spread pro-NATO propaganda as a digital strategy advisor for the State Department.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Alan Macleod (2022-04-29). "The NATO to TikTok Pipeline: Why Is TikTok Employing So Many National Security Agents?" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ↑ Alan MacLeod (2023-04-13). "TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" Is Run by State Department Officials" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.