Alabama and Utah on Monday joined other U.S. states prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and computer networks due to national security concerns.
The actions follow warnings from FBI Director Chris Wray last month who said the Chinese government could use the ByteDance-owned app to control data collection on millions of U.S. users or control the recommendation algorithm, which could be used for influence operations.
Her directive also orders executive branch agencies to take all necessary steps to prevent TikTok from accessing sensitive state data. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a tweet on Monday that at least nine states have taken action on TikTok "based on the serious security threats it presents".Indiana has alsothe app, alleging that it is deceiving users about China's access to their data and is exposing children to mature content.
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Alabama becomes latest state to ban TikTok on state devices, networks“Look, I’m no TikTok user, but the evidence speaks for itself,” Ivey said, “and I want to make sure I’m doing everything we can as a state to stand against this growing security risk.”
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Utah governor bans TikTok on state-owned devicesUtah's governor has banned TikTok on state-owned devices, joining a growing number of GOP states that have done so over cybersecurity risks.
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Why Utah Gov. Spencer Cox banned TikTok on all state government devicesUtah Gov. Spencer Cox has banned the use of the popular social media app TikTok on all state-owned electronic devices, according to a news release from the governor’s office on Monday morning.
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Why Utah Gov. Spencer Cox banned TikTok on state government devices“China’s access to data collected by TikTok presents a threat to our cybersecurity,” Cox said. “As a result, we’ve deleted our TikTok account and ordered the same on all state-owned devices.'
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Gov. Kay Ivey Bans TikTok from State Devices, Computer Network - Alabama NewsBREAKING Gov. Kay Ivey has sent a memo to all state agency heads to announce she has banned the use of TikTok on state devices and the state network. alnews alpolitics tiktok alabamanewsnetwork
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Ivey bans TikTok from Alabama government devices, network to thwart ‘Chinese infiltration’With more than one billion users, TikTok – owned by the Chinese company ByteDance – is one of the world’s most popular social networks.
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