Governor Mark Gordon has announced a ban on TikTok from all state electronic devices and networks to address cybersecurity concerns that have been raised by the app’s foreign ownership and the potential influence of foreign governments.
TikTok is slamming Congress for legislation that would ban the video-sharing app on government devices and said it would not advance the national security of the U.S.
The leaders of some states have banned the use of the social media app TikTok on government devices and the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would do the same.
A ban on installing TikTok on government devices is just a House vote away from President Joe Biden's desk, but the lower chamber may not have time this year to pass it.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok and WeChat, on state government devices and wireless networks on Friday, calling them a threat to national security.
The Governor announced that he directed state employees that TikTok was not to be used on state-issued devices due to the app's data collection practices.
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Secretary of State, Kyle Ardoin, announced Monday that he is banning TikTok on all devices issued by the Department of State.
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
After obtaining Senate approval last week, The No TikTok on Government Devices Act could become law thanks to the $1.7 trillion spending bill federal lawmakers unveiled early Tuesday morning..
(The Center Square) – Montana has banned the use of TikTok on state-owned devices, joining a growing list of states to prohibit the Chinese-owned social media platform.
At least 14 states have passed bans on the service on government-issued devices in recent weeks. And Congress appears poised to pass a similar prohibition for federal workers.
The the newly-released text of an omnibus bill for funding the government includes a measure to ban social media app TikTok from government devices due to security concerns.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—U.S. lawmakers early Tuesday included a proposal to bar federal government employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government-owned devices in a key spending bill.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told FCW on Monday that Congress might have more work to do regarding national security implications of the popular video-sharing app TikTok in the next session of Congress.
A ban on federal employees using TikTok on their government-issued phones is on track to become law after Congress included the provision in the year-end government funding bill released early Tuesday. U.S. Sen.
A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.
WASHINGTON -- TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
A ban on federal employees using TikTok on their government-issued phones is on track to become law after Congress included the provision in the year-end government funding bill released early Tuesday
The US Congress is on the cusp of approving a nationwide ban on using TikTok on government devices because of perceived security risks -- thrusting the
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