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The No TikTok on Government Devices Act is a United States federal law that prohibits the use of TikTok on all federal government devices. [1] Originally introduced as a stand-alone bill in 2020, it was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.
The federal government and 27 state governments have banned popular China-based video sharing mobile app TikTok from government-issued devices.
On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [130] The review is expected to ban TikTok on all official government devices. It has been reported that some politicians are using burner phones due to the ban. [131] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [132]
Message displayed to US users on the TikTok app during the shutdown on January 18, 2025. The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China.
In 2022, Biden signed a bill that prohibited the use of TikTok on government devices. What is TikTok? TikTok is a social media application known for its short-form videos.
The U.S. Supreme Court officially upheld the law to ban the TikTok social media app on Friday.. The case has become a pivotal moment in the debate over free speech and national security, following ...
The UK government and Parliament banned TikTok from staff work devices in 2023, as has the European Commission. The BBC also advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of ...
Senator Hawley also introduced a bill to ban downloading and using TikTok on government devices because of national security concerns. In December 2019, the United States Navy as well as the U.S. Army banned TikTok from all government-issued devices.