Biden Admin Finally Bans TikTok on Government Devices
Republicans have long advocated for a ban on Chinese spyware apps. President Joe Biden takes an image at the DNC headquarters / Getty Images
The White House banned TikTok from all government devices Monday, two years after Donald Trump tried to ban the Chinese spyware program.
The Office of Management and Budget directed all federal agencies to remove TikTok immediately. The rule prohibits exemptions from entire agencies. Only a few exceptions are allowed for research purposes.
The app is still being used by the Chinese Communist Party to gain access to Americans’ personal information.
“Anyone with TikTok downloaded on their device has given the CCP a backdoor to all their personal information,” Rep. Mike McCaul (R. Texas), introduced a bill that would permit President Joe Biden, to ban TikTok from all U.S. devices. “It’s a spy balloon into their phone.”
Chinese law stipulates that all information collected by companies within the country must be submitted to the CCP.
Trump issued Executive order In 2020, TikTok was banned. However, the move was stopped by a district court. Biden administration A broader rule was chosen Request the Commerce Department to investigate foreign software programs in 2021 without specifically targeting TikTok.
Although the White House and some federal agencies have already banned TikTok from their offices, Biden has not. It has been often reached out TikTok users to help promote the White House messages. In September, President Obama advocated electric cars in TikTok videos taken at the Detroit Auto Show. Jen Psaki, then-press secretary at the White House, was filmed A viral TikTok video Benito Skinner, comedian, promoted COVID vaccines “Benny Drama.” Just before the midterm elections in 2022, the White House Invited Dylan Mulvaney is a TikTok influencer who identifies himself as a young girl to discuss “trans issues” Contact the president
TikTok has a reputation for collecting extensive data from its users. Forbes reported ByteDance was the parent company to TikTok and spied upon Forbes journalists in December 2022 after the magazine exposed TikTok’s links to China. Forbes’ chief content officer stated that TikTok’s behavior was unacceptable. “a direct assault on the idea of a free press and its critical role in a functioning democracy.”
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