President Biden and his administration have been disseminating important information about the war in Ukraine to TikTok influencers so they can better cover the White House’s narrative of the conflict, according to a new scoop from The Washington Post. That’s right: popular TikTokers are now some of the federal government’s most prized journalists.
With many around the world relying on social media for world news, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has largely been broadcast across apps like TikTok and Instagram. Some have gone as far to call it the world’s “first TikTok war,” so widespread is coverage on the short-form video app.
