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On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [134] 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. [135] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [136]
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.
The muddiness around content removal and moderation on TikTok is an ongoing frustration for the app's users. TikTok has community guidelines, but there is no public list of specific words and phrases that are banned, and it is not clear how much moderation is done algorithmically versus by actual people. [52]
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 ...
Image credits: Nik / Unsplash TikTok stated that the platform is preparing to “go dark” on Sunday if the ban is upheld. This means users won’t be able to find it in app stores, and updates ...
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 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.
“TikTok had an impact, and so we're taking a look at it,” Trump said. “I have a little bit of a warm spot in my heart. I'll be honest." Trump's team did not respond to a USA TODAY request ...