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As of April 2023, [36] [37] at least 34 out of 50 states have announced or enacted bans on state government agencies, employees, and contractors using TikTok on government-issued devices. State bans only affect government employees and do not prohibit civilians from having or using the app on their personal devices.
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. [126] 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. [127] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [128]
Now that TikTok will soon be banned on federal government devices — with several states issuing similar bans over security concerns — you may wonder whether to expect more bans on the ...
The U.S. and Canada this week issued orders to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, as privacy and cybersecurity concerns grow in the West over the short-video app
TikTok was banned from government devices in Ireland in April 2023. Jordan TikTok has been banned in the Kingdom of Jordan since December 2022 , after a police officer was killed during a protest ...
The Supreme Court is set to review TikTok's request to overturn ban legislation on Jan. 10, ... In 2022, Biden signed a bill that prohibited the use of TikTok on government devices.