US government sets a 30-day deadline for wiping TikTok from feds' phones
The White House has ordered all federal government employees to delete TikTok from work devices, over fears the video-sharing app could be used to spy on Americans.to Reuters reports, Federal staff were told to remove TikTok from their work phones, laptops, and computers within 30 days in a memo sent by Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget – an agency in charge of overseeing agency policies and the federal budget.
The memo also said agencies must root out IT government contractors that use TikTok within 90 days – and it will start forcing these companies to drop the video-sharing app in 120 days, or else. The ban comes after Congress voted to prohibit federal employees from using the video-sharing app on government devices because of national security concerns last year in December. TikTok has been downloaded by billions of people around the world, and is particularly popular among young people – but the US government believes that data could be shared with the Chinese government.a bill urging the US government to block the app in America.
Several US government agencies, including the White House, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department, have already banned staff from accessing TikTok using government devices.
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