NYC prohibits TikTok on official devices, orders staff to delete app.
OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
6:25 PM – Friday, August 18, 2023
New York City has joined the recent wave of government entities banning TikTok on all devices owned by the city. The Chinese-owned company has been prohibited from government devices due to security threats to the city’s technical networks.
According to a statement from a New York City Hall spokesperson, all agencies must remove the TikTok application within the next 30 days to protect data and prevent security risks.
A representative for the NYC mayor’s office spoke to The Verge about the prohibition, stating, “While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner. NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers’ data safe.”
“While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner,” the representative said. “NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers’ data safe,” it continued.
NYC’s TikTok government accounts, such as the city’s sanitation department and the police department, have deactivated their postings on the video-sharing application. The city sanitation department’s TikTok account, which has over 47,000 followers, mentioned in its bio that the account “was operated by NYC until August 2023” and said that it is “no longer monitored.”
Other states in the U.S. have also suspended the use of TikTok on government-owned devices. Montana was the first state to do so, with Governor Greg Gianforte signing a bill to protect residents’ private information from being compromised. Montana’s ban on TikTok will go into effect on January 1st, 2024.
In addition, Maryland banned the use of the platform in December 2022, specifically targeting China and Russia-based platforms in the state’s executive branch. Other countries, such as New Zealand and Canada, have also taken precautionary measures by suspending TikTok earlier this year due to privacy and data concerns for users.
TikTok has not directly responded to requests for comments on the situation. However, the video entertainment app’s team maintains that it is independent of China and assures that every user’s data in the U.S. remains secure.
Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. https://www.oann.com/alerts
Trump picks Tucker over Fox, Elon blocks the block button and Rich Men North of Richmond continues to dominate
One America’s Jessamyn Dodd sits down with California Senate candidate Eric Early to discuss the rising crime in the state.
Prosecutors announce a major break in the murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan. One America’s Taylor Tinsley has the latest.
President Robert l. peters has some explaining to do while Georgia State Senator Colton Moore moves to Defend Trump
By Jaspreet Singh and Max A. Cherney (Reuters) -Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials on Thursday forecast its fourth-quarter profit would be substantially…
(Reuters) – Microsoft is planning to start selling a new version of Databricks software that helps customers make AI apps for their…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing YouTube of restricting or removing videos from…
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Google-owned U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant said on Thursday it had seen increasing use of artificial intelligence…
" Conservative News Daily does not always share or support the views and opinions expressed here; they are just those of the writer."
