‘TikTok may be used on government devices’: Trump administration removes TikTok ban on government phones, so employees are now free to doomscroll once again
- The Trump administration has lifted the TikTok ban for federal devices
- The app was banned from being installed by government employees in 2022
- TikTok in America is now majority owned by a US company, with ByteDance still holding around a 20% share
The Trump administration has lifted a ban on government employees having TikTok on their mobile devices.
The law was introduced in 2022 when TikTok was deemed to be a national security threat because of potential ties between TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, and the Chinese government.
A memo released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) states, “TikTok may be used on government devices.”
The details as to why the government banned the app in the first place have not been fully disclosed. Discussions within the senate centered around data collection and Chinese government influence over the app’s algorithm.
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