Simon Harris is set to become Ireland's youngest Prime Minister, swiftly rising to prominence and earning the nickname ‘TikTok Taoiseach’. Known for his embrace of TikTok, Harris represents a new wave of European politicians who leverage social media to connect with younger demographics, despite prevailing security concerns around the platform. His rise to prominence follows the resignation of Leo Varadkar, Ireland's first openly gay Prime Minister. While Harris acknowledges Irish unification as a legitimate political goal, he has stated it is not a priority for him. His use of TikTok has sparked discussions on the balance between reaching out to younger voters and addressing security vulnerabilities associated with the platform.
On Tuesday, Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever head of government, the culmination of a swift political rise to a post he has long aspired to. https://t.co/lds88tDByC
Simon Harris poised to become taoiseach https://t.co/7tEmvQ0DZP
.@LeaderMcConnell is throwing his weight behind bipartisan legislation designed to facilitate the sale of TikTok, separating the social-media giant from its Chinese parent company. | @jameslynch32 https://t.co/RGItgmfPbo
Ahead of the European elections in June, politicians are increasingly turning to TikTok, hoping to attract young voters and fend off the rise of fringe parties who have successfully exploited the social media platform https://t.co/QxE5ahudn1 https://t.co/zpQyUGhcHa
Using TikTok, China’s government has the ability to control what an entire generation of Americans see and consume every single day The Senate needs to bring my bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to a vote. https://t.co/9yGMKX1nTq
OPINION: "When I heard the House passed legislation to ban TikTok, it surprised me that my immediate reaction was not anger like many content creators but rather deep ambivalence," writes Jason Bae, an urgent care physician practicing in Palo Alto. https://t.co/ydFRnznMQD
New for @politico - I found more than a dozen House Democrats with TikTok accounts voted for a forced sale of the app. My latest explains why Democratic strategists say Dem lawmakers and campaigns should still stay on the app to reach young voters ahead of the November elections. https://t.co/ysT5o88iPP
Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting Simon Harris, sometimes dubbed the ‘TikTok Taoiseach,’ is among a vanguard of European politicians embracing the social media platform, calculating that the need to reach younger voters outweighs security concerns https://t.co/qlkI5Sb4GU
After Openly Gay PM Leo Varadkar Resigns, Simon Harris In Line To Become Ireland's Youngest Taoiseach https://t.co/OFgY0aPqfR
⚠️ ANALYSIS-TIKTOK'S POPULARITY AMONG EUROPEAN POLITICIANS RISES DESPITE SECURITY FEARS Full Story → https://t.co/L3IgChruU2 When Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express himself: TikTok. https://t.co/gvR7POV9xw
Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland's youngest-ever Prime Minister, said Irish unification was a "legitimate political aspiration" but not a priority for him as leader. https://t.co/fFD3ABtseY
‘Always in a hurry’: the rapid rise of Simon Harris, Ireland’s ‘TikTok taoiseach’ https://t.co/ftlMph5m1A