{"id":1844434,"date":"2023-02-12T12:49:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T17:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1844434"},"modified":"2023-02-12T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T17:50:21","slug":"gretchen-whitmer-defends-using-tiktok-despite-most-states-and-congress-banning-use-on-govt-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gretchen-whitmer-defends-using-tiktok-despite-most-states-and-congress-banning-use-on-govt-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Whitmer Defends Using TikTok Despite Most States And Congress Banning Use On Govt Devices"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fgretchen-whitmer-defends-using-tiktok-despite-most-states-and-congress-banning-use-on-govt-devices%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=1844434&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-->\n<p>Michigan Democratic Governor On Sunday, Gretchen Whitmer made excuses for TikTok&#8217;s Chinese-owned social media app. This was despite Congress and most states having banned the app from government-issued devices.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on CNN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2023\/02\/12\/tiktok-gretchen-whitmer-tapper-contd-sotu-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Union<\/a>,\u201d Jake Tapper asked Whitmer why she continued to use the app despite concerns over data privacy that prompted politicians across the country and prompted them to take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re active on TikTok,\u201d Tapper was born. \u201cAnd I get it, it\u2019s fun. But I deleted my app from my phone because so many people kept coming on my show saying, delete it, delete it, delete it. The Chinese government has access to your data. Is it appropriate for you to be on TikTok when the FBI says it\u2019s a national security concern?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe use TikTok on one device that has nothing else on it,\u201d Whitmer replied. \u201cIt is a communication tool. We don\u2019t do it because it\u2019s fun, although some people think what I put out there can be fun on occasion\u2026 But the point is, we have it on one device that has no access to anything else, because so many people get their information that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether we like it or not, that is a tool for disseminating important information,\u201d She continued. \u201cAnd that\u2019s how we use it. But we\u2019re always evaluating because we want to make sure that we are protecting data in Michigan. And that\u2019s why we\u2019re always evaluating. But, at this point, the way we use it is secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But when pressed again by Tapper about the negative effects on Americans\u2019 mental health, Whitmer admitted that young people need to learn that the app is not a reliable source of information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to have some congressional measures taken to ensure that there is some integrity in it,\u201d She spoke. \u201cBut, also, we got to teach our kids that this is not a real robust offering of information, for you to distill and make your own decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer\u2019s official TikTok account, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@biggretchwhitmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@biggretchwhitmer<\/a>, has over 190,000.<\/p>\n<p>Governors and lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/16\/tech\/tiktok-state-restrictions\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">32 of 50<\/a> States have taken steps to prohibit the app&#8217;s use on state-owned devices. Four other states also have similar bills in their state legislatures. A provision was also included in the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Budget Bill, which Congress passed late last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tiktok-banned-from-devices-issued-by-u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The app was banned<\/a> Federal government devices. Government leaders have all cited the app\u2019s excessive data permissions requests and the security risks it could pose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday made excuses for using the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, despite Congress and most states partially or fully banning the app on government-issued devices. 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