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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. Map: Here are the states that have banned TikTok on ...
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.
TikTok is facing restrictions worldwide and could be banned in the U.S. following a new law signed by President Joe Biden. ... Canada banned TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices in ...
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]
The case has become a pivotal moment in the debate over free speech and national security, following President Joe Biden's new act to ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based parent company ...
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]
TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns.