German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has joined the TikTok platform, with the government assuring that special security measures will be taken for the Chancellor's account to ensure that TikTok will not access any sensitive data. "I do not dance. Promised. #TikTok" — Chancellor Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) April 8, 2024. Scholz joined TikTok under the account name @teambundeskanzler, where he has already posted two video clips, the first gaining 179,000 views and the second more than 13,000. In a post on the X platform announcing his new step, the German Chancellor wrote: "I won't dance. I promise. #TikTok." With this, Scholz joins other political leaders who have created accounts on TikTok, such as U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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