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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.
In January 2020, the United States Army and Navy banned TikTok on government devices after the Defense Department labeled it a security risk. Before the policy change, army recruiters had been using the platform to attract young people.
Kentucky, North Carolina, and Wisconsin this week became the latest states to ban the popular China-based video sharing mobile app TikTok from government-issued devices.. They join the federal ...
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 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 ...
On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [123] 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. [124] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [125]
The UK government has pushed for a ban on TikTok on official devices following a review by the National Cyber Security Centre. The ban, announced on Thursday, will allow ministers and officials to ...
TikTok argued this feature was set up as an "anti-spam" measure but removed the feature regardless. [3] The Trump Administration restricted the use of TikTok within the United States government and military, instructing officials to delete the application from devices owned by the government. [4] [5] [6]