This week, the Biden administration gave all government agency staff 30 days to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems over data security concerns. TheWhite House directivecame after the U.S. Congress officiallybanned the appon all federal government devices in December. Despite the repeated...
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones.
TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it A spokesperson for TikTok said the company was covering the legal costs for the lawsuit, which was filed in a Washington appeals court. It is being led by the same law firm that represented creators who challenged ...
Congress, the White House, U.S. armed forces and more than half of U.S. states had already banned TikTok amid concerns that its parent company, ByteDance, would give user data — such as browsing history and location — to the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on ...
The US move on Monday comes as Canada and the EU imposed similar bans. Canada on Monday issued a ban on TikTok on government-issued devices, with Prime Minister Justine Trudeau suggesting moves could be taken. 美国周一采取这一举措之际,加拿大和欧盟也实施...
TikTok, which is owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has already beenbanned on federal government devices, including military devices, and more than half of U.S. states have banned the app on state government devices as well. There has beenincreasing bipartisan supportfor a full nationwide ban...
TikTokand Chinese parent ByteDance were told in April they had until January next year to divest TikTok in the US or face the prospect of the app being banned in the country. Legislation, signed by President Joe Biden, gives the US government the power to demand such sales on national secur...
TikTok has confirmed it will launch a lawsuit against the US government with regards to the Chinese app maker's ban. Any potential lawsuit, however, will not prevent the company from being compelled to sell off the app in the US market. ...
Oliver Dowden has announced that TikTok is banned from government devices, following in the footsteps of the EU Commission and several US administrations - amid growing concerns around the Chinese-owned video app.
The use of TikTok by the federal government's nearly four million employees on devices owned by its agencies is already banned in the US, with limited exceptions for law enforcement, national security and security research purposes. A similar ban is also in place for civil servants in...