TikTok banned

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday evening to ban TikTok from US government devices, in a move designed to limit perceived information-security risks ...

Already, the US military, the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have restricted the app from government-owned devices. On Thursday, Hawley said he would be “fine” if the US government and TikTok reached a deal to safeguard US users’ data. The latest legislative action comes as TikTok and the US government have been negotiating a deal that may allow the app to keep serving US users. In introducing the bill, Rubio also indicated some frustration, saying that the federal government “has yet to take a single meaningful action” on the matter. Marco Rubio introduced a bill to ban TikTok in the United States more generally, along with other apps based in, or under the “substantial influence” of, countries that are considered foreign adversaries, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela. Hawley has moved forward with legislation to ban TikTok on government devices, a proposal which does nothing to advance U.S.

Some lawmakers and officials have said TikTok is a national security concern. Canada. As TikTok bans unfurl across the globe, some say ...

“We recognize that with success and growth comes scrutiny, and are committed to not only meeting but exceeding Canadians’ expectations when it comes to the security and privacy of their data.” “If the company doesn’t provide credible answers, then the government needs to consider action.” Short of some kind of major scandal it could be difficult to get the public on side. While the Senate voted for a ban it ultimately was not passed into law. Larry Hogan said in a statement last week regarding the decision, adding: “To further protect our systems, we are issuing this emergency directive against foreign actors and organizations that seek to weaken and divide us.” Marco Rubio and House Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mike Gallagher introduced bipartisan legislation meant to ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. South Carolina, Nebraska and South Dakota have also banned the app from all government devices. Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi introduced companion legislation for the bill in the House of Representatives. “All of these things are in the hands of a government that doesn’t share our values, and that has a mission that’s very much at odds with what’s in the best interests of the United States. A draft decision from the inquiry said TikTok is also to be hit with a range of fines, the Irish Times reported Nov. In Ireland, the country’s Data Protection Commission recently sent the results of an inquiry into the handling of children’s data to other EU members. The company, which hosts videos made by users meant to be entertainment, is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance.

The bill, introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), matches Republican-led efforts at the state level to regulate the popular, Chinese-owned video-sharing ...

We know it’s used to manipulate feeds and influence elections,” [Rubio said in a statement Tuesday.](https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/12/rubio-gallagher-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-ban-tiktok) [critic of China](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rubio-emerges-as-one-of-trump-administrations-loudest-critics-on-china/2018/05/23/a8d09692-5db6-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_24), accused the app’s owners of trying to influence what Americans see and believe. [subsidiary of Chinese company ByteDance](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/17/chinese-government-bytedance-tiktok/?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template&itid=lk_inline_manual_14), of posing a threat to U.S. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to ban the app completely from the United States. [Utah](https://governor.utah.gov/2022/12/12/news-release-gov-spencer-cox-orders-tiktok-ban-on-state-owned-devices/), [North Dakota](https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/burgum-signs-executive-order-banning-tiktok-state-owned-devices-issued-executive-branch) and [Iowa](https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/gov-reynolds%C2%A0issues-directive%C2%A0to-ban%C2%A0access-to%C2%A0tiktok%C2%A0on%C2%A0state-of-iowa%C2%A0devices%C2%A0) joined the growing list of Republican states with bans this week. Hawley has moved forward with legislation to ban TikTok on government devices, a proposal which does nothing to advance U.S. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) that she had changed her party affiliation to independent. It’s time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same.” data and that “under no circumstances” would data be given to China. Indiana [sued TikTok last week](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/07/tiktok-lawsuit-indiana-china/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14&itid=lk_inline_manual_12), saying the app exposes children to harmful content. Kay Ivey (R) said the app “harvests vast amounts of data from its users” and that using it on state devices “creates an unacceptable vulnerability to Chinese infiltration operations.” [Maryland](https://governor.maryland.gov/2022/12/06/governor-hogan-announces-emergency-directive-to-prohibit-use-of-tiktok-china-and-russia-based-products-and-platforms-in-state-government/#:~:text=ANNAPOLIS%2C%20MD%E2%80%94Governor%20Larry%20Hogan,of%20state%20government%2C%20including%20TikTok.), [South Carolina](https://governor.sc.gov/news/2022-12/gov-henry-mcmaster-blocks-tiktok-state-government-devices) and [Texas](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-orders-aggressive-action-against-tiktok) also issued bans on TikTok from some state government devices this month, as did [South Dakota](https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=31872) in November. It was not immediately clear whether there was any wider support to accelerate the bill.

Is the app, facing a possible U.S. ban, running out of time? By Nitish Pahwa. Dec 15, 202211:22 AM.

[Future Tense](http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/03/future_tense_emerging_technologies_society_and_policy_.html) is a partnership of [Slate](https://slate.com), [New America](https://www.newamerica.org/), and [Arizona State University](https://www.asu.edu/?feature=research) that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. The two parties reached a [preliminary agreement in September](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/technology/tiktok-national-security-china.html) that would require the app to store American user data on stateside servers, delegate oversight of TikTok feed algorithm to the software company Oracle, and convene a board of security experts who’d ensure compliance. [and internationally](https://slate.com/technology/2020/08/tiktok-india-ban-china.html)). Not to mention, countries like the United Kingdom are also [pursuing investigations](https://dot.la/tiktok-data-privacy-fine-2658343052.html) into the app’s data practices. [built up across a yearslong timeline](https://dot.la/a-tiktok-timeline-the-rise-and-pause-of-a-social-video-giant-2647649026.html), and it likely won’t go away until someone brings down a hammer. And the House of Representatives’ chief administrative officer issued a “ [cyber advisory](https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000182-8757-d843-a79a-c77f59590000)” recommending against “the download or use of this application due to these security and privacy concerns.” [China hawk](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/china-bytedance-weibo-tiktok-tech-stocks-regulatory-crackdown-government-blackrock-2021-08)” and TikTok opponent, introduced legislation on Tuesday to fully expel the app from the U.S. [TikTok has attempted to dodge](https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/15/tiktok-tech-regulation-content-vetting-047047) the crosshairs of the increasingly tech-skeptical U.S. At any rate, President Joe Biden [axed Trump’s order](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004750274/biden-replaces-trump-bans-on-tiktok-wechat-with-order-to-scrutinize-apps) shortly after taking power, and went on to [court TikTok influencers](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1127211983/the-white-house-is-turning-to-tiktok-stars-to-take-its-message-to-a-younger-audi) for publicity’s sake (though he [forbade his 2020 campaign staffers](https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-campaign-tells-staffers-to-delete-tiktok-from-phone-report-2020-7) from using the app in either a professional or personal capacity). On Wednesday night, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Republican Josh Hawley to [forbid federal employees from using TikTok on any government-owned devices](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-tiktok-ban-us-government-devices/). The Indiana government hasn’t followed suit just yet, but its attorney general has [filed two lawsuits against TikTok](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/technology/tiktok-lawsuit.html) “for deceiving users about China’s access to their data and for exposing children to mature content.” In addition to all the state-level restrictions, the FBI’s director has called TikTok a [national security threat](https://apnews.com/article/technology-china-united-states-national-security-government-and-politics-ac5c29cafaa1fc6bee990ed7e1fe5afc), and an FCC commissioner has asked Apple and Google to [remove the platform from their app stores](https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/28/fcc-commissioner-writes-to-apple-and-google-about-removing-tiktok/) altogether.

James Droz has been banned from TikTok after going viral for his reactions to professional sports games like basketball and football.

Hopefully, he will continue to post these videos for as long as he wants to. Shortly after that advocacy began, James's TikTok account was restored, leading many online to celebrate. They're also curious to learn more about who James is and how he became a viral phenomenon. after playing a clip of the Minnesota Vikings. Now, many fans want to know more about why exactly James got banned. TikTok sports fans are clearly thrilled that James is back, and genuinely seem to love him and the perspectives he regularly brings to the sports world.

TikTok, the massively popular social video platform owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance, has already been banned on government-owned devices in ...

It also directs the state to blacklist the platform from state networks and state devices. 12, 2022, alerting them to a request she made to Secretary of Information Technology Marty Redden to “update his agency’s policies to prevent TikTok from accessing the state IT network and state IT devices.” The order bans employees and agencies of the state from downloading or using TikTok’s app or website on any government-owned cellphone, laptop or other Internet-capable device. Abbot further directed the state’s Department of Public Safety and Department of Information Resources to develop a model plan for other state agencies which must address the use of TikTok on personal devices with access to employees’ .gov email accounts and network-based restrictions for TikTok on personal devices while on state property, among other things outlined in a “As a result, we’ve deleted our TikTok account and ordered the same on all state-owned devices. 13, 2022, to the state’s CIO to ban TikTok from state-owned devices and prohibit agencies from maintaining a TikTok account. We must protect Utahns and make sure that the people of Utah can trust the state’s security systems.” A spokesperson of TikTok said in a phone interview that the company “categorically denies” sharing U.S. The University of Utah, for example, still maintains [a verified page](https://www.tiktok.com/@universityofutah)on the platform as of Dec. The first alleges that the app used misleading advertising to court children to use the app. “We’re disappointed that so many states are jumping on the bandwagon to enact policies based on unfounded, politically charged falsehoods about TikTok,” said the spokesperson. Greg Abbot banned TikTok on state devices through an order to state agency heads on Dec.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill that would ban the wildly popular app from devices issued by federal agencies. Several governors have banned ...

But in July it [acknowledged](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/01/tiktok-says-its-working-to-protect-user-data-from-chinese-employees.html) that non-U.S. [has said](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/statement-on-tiktoks-content-moderation-and-data-security-practices) that it stores U.S. "That's why I have banned the use of the TikTok app on our state devices and network." "[TikTok] has the capability to collect massive amounts of data on our citizens," Marc Berkman, CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety, told NPR. Last year, the app reported that more than a billion users "There's just too many people on it," Berkman said. "This is why we're banning TikTok on all state-owned devices effective immediately." But its widespread usage across the U.S. In November, FBI Director Christopher Wray raised eyebrows after he told lawmakers that the app user data within the U.S. [ in a statement](https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-bill-ban-tiktok-government-devices-passes-senate-unanimously) that TikTok is "a major security risk to the United States, and until it is forced to sever ties with China completely, it has no place on government devices." [unanimously approved ](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1143)a bill that would ban the wildly popular social media app from devices issued by federal agencies.

ATLANTA — (AP) — Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire on Thursday immediately banned the use of TikTok and popular messaging ...

A researcher with the conservative Heritage Foundation last month called on government officials to ban TikTok from operating entirely in the United States. But the ban would also apply to state colleges and universities, many of which use TikTok to court potential new students and communicate with current students and athletic fans. The U.S. officials and the company are now in talks over a possible agreement that would resolve American security concerns. “The state of Georgia has a responsibility to prevent any attempt to access and infiltrate its secure data and sensitive information by foreign adversaries such as the CCP,” Kemp wrote in a memo, using an acronym for the Chinese Communist Party. Both Republican governors banned the messaging app WeChat and other apps owned by Chinese firm Tencent.