House of Representatives Bans TikTok from House-Managed Devices

Due to TikTok being used by House-managed devices, the U.S. House of Representatives banned it Tuesday “high risk” “security” concerns.

Last week, Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) proposed legislation to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok from United States government devices was passed in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. Both Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker (D-CA), and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader (R-CA), supported the legislation in Congress.

All House staffers and members received a notice on Tuesday banning the app from House-managed devices.

“House staff are not allowed to download the TikTok app on any House mobile devices,” The notice read. “If you have the TikTok app on your House mobile device, you will be contacted to remove it.”

“The Office of Cybersecurity has been [sic] deemed The TikTok mobile application to be a high security to risk to users due to a number of security risks,” Continue reading.

The House isn’t the only entity to be required to remove the app. All government devices will be deleted from the app.

“TikTok is a Trojan Horse for the Chinese Communist Party. It’s 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,” Hawley said After the Senate passed it.

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“States across the U.S. are banning TikTok on government devices. It’s time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same,” He said.

Some States also took note of the security threats from Tiktok. These states plan to ban the app on government devices.

The Omnibus has put an end to the ban on TikTok from government devices.

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