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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 was originally introduced in 2020 by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and passed the United States Senate by unanimous consent on August 6, 2020. [3] The bill ( S. 1143 ) was reintroduced on April 15, 2021, by Senator Hawley and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent again on December 14, 2022.
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 ...
The ban does not apply to employees in other branches of the government. North Korea A few websites and apps are permitted for the privileged elite to visit, but TikTok is not among them.
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]
TikTok itself said in its emergency filing to the Supreme Court that if the court doesn’t block the law, it “will take effect on January 19, 2025, shutting down TikTok for its more than 170 ...
TikTok has around 7,000 U.S. employees, according to Reuters. It is uncertain what will happen to those jobs if a U.S. ban were to go into effect. It is uncertain what will happen to those jobs if ...
Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Type: Executive order: Executive Order number: 13942: Signed by: Donald Trump on August 6, 2020 () Federal Register details; Publication date