{"id":1763901,"date":"2022-12-05T20:02:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1763901"},"modified":"2022-12-05T20:02:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:02:58","slug":"a-clear-and-present-danger-to-its-users-south-carolina-gov-bans-state-employees-from-using-tiktok-amid-national-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-clear-and-present-danger-to-its-users-south-carolina-gov-bans-state-employees-from-using-tiktok-amid-national-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Clear And Present Danger To Its Users:\u2019 South Carolina Gov. Bans State Employees From Using TikTok Amid National Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-clear-and-present-danger-to-its-users-south-carolina-gov-bans-state-employees-from-using-tiktok-amid-national-security-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1763901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/south-carolina\">South Carolina<\/a> became the second state in the union Monday to permanently ban state employees\u2019 electronic devices from using TikTok amid federal officials sounding the alarm that the Chinese-based social media app threatens national security.<\/p>\n<p>Growing security concerns over the social media platform have caught lawmakers\u2019 attention recently after the Federal Communications Commission said the government agency could not regulate the social media app or control American data from flowing back to Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who requires companies to share its data upon request under the country\u2019s 2017 National Intelligence Law.<\/p>\n<p>Heeding warning signs from federal officials, Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina took action against state employees, alleging the app poses \u201ca clear and present danger to its users,\u201d as a growing bi-partisan coalition in Congress continues to push for a national ban on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting our State\u2019s critical cyber infrastructure from foreign and domestic threats is key to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of our citizens and businesses,\u201d McMaster wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.sc.gov\/news\/2022-12\/gov-henry-mcmaster-blocks-tiktok-state-government-devices\">letter<\/a> to the state\u2019s Department of Administration Executive Director Marcia Adams.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Administration carries out standard government functions such as internet services, managing mobile devices, computers, and other online devices at state agencies focusing on cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to Adams, McMaster requested an accounting of agencies not currently utilizing the shared services, saying several state agencies continue operating in a \u201csilo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask that you provide my office with a listing of state agencies for whom the department is unable to permanently block access to TikTok,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>McMaster\u2019s order follows South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who immediately banned state government employees from using the app last week, saying the officials would have \u201cno part in the intelligence gathering operations of nations who hate us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party uses information that it gathers on TikTok to manipulate the American people, and they gather data off the devices that access the platform,\u201d Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/29\/tech\/south-dakota-tiktok\/index.html\">said<\/a> in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials in South Dakota have previously sounded the alarm about the harm the app inflicts \u201cgarbage content\u201d on American children and students. In contrast, China\u2019s student base has access to educational content.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher introduced legislation last month to outright ban the app in the U.S., warning that CCP officials use the app \u201csubtly indoctrinate American citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTikTok is a major threat to U.S. national security,\u201d the senators said, adding, \u201cunless TikTok and its algorithm can be separated from Beijing, the app\u2019s use in the United States will continue to jeopardize our country\u2019s safety and pave the way for a Chinese-influenced tech landscape here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said that \u201cno company is truly private\u201d in China.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok officials responded to federal officials, saying the company remains confident that it\u2019s on a path to reaching an agreement regarding national security concerns with the federal government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina became the second state in the union Monday to permanently ban state employees\u2019 electronic devices from using TikTok amid federal officials sounding the alarm that the Chinese-based social media app threatens national security. 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