Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C.) violated House ethics rules while using TikTok, according to a nonprofit watchdog.
In an April 10 letter (pdf), Kendra Arnold, executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), called on the Office of Congressional Ethics to “immediately investigate whether Representative Jeff Jackson has used a social media account in violation of House rules and abused official resources for political purposes.”
The letter, addressed to ethics office chief counsel Omar Ashmawy, outlined security concerns surrounding the popular app, which has more than 1 billion active monthly users. Concerns included the fact that TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party….