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SHOCKING: TikTok Hires Firm with Ties to Biden Amid National Security Concerns!

ByAlki David

Mar 10, 2023

TikTok, the popular social media application, has found itself at the center of a political firestorm in Washington, D.C. due to concerns over its potential national security risks. As lawmakers from both sides of the political spectrum continue to scrutinize the app, TikTok has reportedly hired a corporate and political consulting firm that worked for President Biden‘s campaign in 2020.

According to recent reports, the firm in question is SKDK, which was hired by TikTok in the past few months to help navigate the current climate of increased scrutiny. While representatives for both companies have not commented on the partnership, the news of SKDK’s involvement with TikTok has sparked renewed interest in the app’s political affiliations.

The hiring of a firm with ties to the Biden administration is sure to be a topic of continued discussion, particularly as concerns over national security risks associated with the app continue to mount. This scrutiny began under the Trump administration when the former President pushed to have the app banned, citing its ties to the Chinese government and the potential threat it posed to American users’ privacy and data security.

Despite efforts by TikTok to address these concerns, the app has faced continued criticism and regulatory challenges from lawmakers and government agencies. In December of 2020, the United States Department of Commerce announced that it would be enforcing a ban on TikTok, which was set to take effect on November 12th of that year. However, the ban was temporarily halted by a federal judge and has yet to be fully implemented.

While the future of TikTok in the United States remains uncertain, the app’s ties to the Biden administration are sure to be closely watched. As lawmakers and regulators continue to weigh the national security risks associated with the app, the involvement of a political consulting firm with ties to the current administration is sure to fuel further debate and speculation.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.