Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wants TikTok off all state-issued devices to "preserve the safety and cybersecurity of Texans."
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(The Center Square) - Arkansas Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, has filed a bill to ban the social media app TikTok from state-owned social media devices.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot directed state agencies on Wednesday to ban the use of social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices over concerns about how the China-owned app handles data on Ameri...
Texas is now the fourth state to ban Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied app TikTok for state devices, joining South Dakota, South Carolina, and Maryland. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tweeted Dec. 7, “I&...
In the last two weeks, governors from Texas, Maryland, North Dakota and South Dakota have all taken steps to ban TikTok from all government devices. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, R, was ahead of his Re...
Maryland joined South Dakota in announcing a ban on state employees or agencies from using the app on government-issued devices, while South Carolina asked for it to be blocked.
MONTGOMERY— Alabama has joined more than a handful of other states in banning the use of social media app TikTok on government state-owned devices and networks.
(Reuters)—Alabama and Utah on Monday joined other U.S. states prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and computer networks due to national security concerns.
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