Why Are US States Banning TikTok from official devices?

Image Source: reuters.com

In response to growing security concerns, US states prohibited using TikTok on govt devices.

North Carolina and Wisconsin have become the latest US states to prohibit using TikTok on state-owned devices.

Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin, raised privacy, security, and safety issues after discussing the app with the FBI.

Concerns that TikTok might be used to collect user information.

Two-thirds of American teenagers use TikTok, making it the second most popular website around the globe.

In 2020, then-President Donald Trump and his government wanted to ban TikTok.

In December 2022, President Joe Biden signed a bill banning federal employees from using the TikTok app on government devices.

In August 2020, Nebraska was the second state to declare a ban on TikTok use on state-owned devices.

Stay Updated Wth Us!!