{"id":2005395,"date":"2023-08-18T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-commands-employees-to-remove-app\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T21:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T01:29:35","slug":"nyc-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-commands-employees-to-remove-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-commands-employees-to-remove-app\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC prohibits TikTok on official devices, orders staff to delete app."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fnyc-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-commands-employees-to-remove-app%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=2005395&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This illustration picture \u200dtaken on May 27, 2020 in Paris shows the logo\u200d of the social network  application \u200bTik\u2063 Tok on the screen of a phone. (Photo by MARTIN\u200b BUREAU\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding<\/h2>\n<p><strong>6:25 PM \u2013 Friday, August\u2063 18, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York City has joined the recent wave of government entities banning TikTok on all devices owned \u2064by the city. The\u200d Chinese-owned company\u2064 has been prohibited from government devices \u200ddue to security threats to the city\u2019s technical networks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from a New York \u200bCity Hall spokesperson, all agencies must remove the TikTok application within the next 30 days to protect \u200bdata and prevent \u2064security risks.<\/p>\n<p>A representative\u2064 for the NYC \u2062mayor\u2019s office spoke to <em>The Verge<\/em> about the prohibition, \u200dstating,\u200d \u201cWhile \u200bsocial media is great at \u200cconnecting New Yorkers with one another and the city,\u2064 we have \u2062to ensure we are \u200calways using these \u200bplatforms\u2062 in \u200da secure\u2063 manner. \u200cNYC\u200b Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive\u2063 measures to keep New Yorkers\u2019 data safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhile social media is great at\u200b connecting New\u2064 Yorkers with\u200b one another and the city, we have to ensure\u2062 we are\u200d always using these platforms in a secure manner,\u201d the representative said.\u200c \u201cNYC Cyber Command regularly\u2064 explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers\u2019 data safe,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NYC\u2019s TikTok government accounts, such as the\u2064 city\u2019s \u2063sanitation department and the police department, have\u200c deactivated\u2063 their postings on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-reverses-course-gives-congress-green-light-to-pass-bill-banning-tiktok\/\" title=\"White House Reverses Course, Gives Congress Green Light to Pass Bill Banning TikTok\">video-sharing application<\/a>. The city\u2064 sanitation department\u2019s TikTok account, which has over 47,000 followers, mentioned \u200din its bio\u200b that the account \u201cwas operated by NYC until August 2023\u201d and said that it is \u201cno longer\u200c monitored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other \u2064states\u200b in the U.S. have\u2062 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-commands-employees-to-remove-app\/\" title=\"NYC prohibits TikTok on official devices, orders staff to delete app.\">protect residents\u2019 private information<\/a> from being compromised.\u2064 Montana\u2019s ban\u200b on TikTok will go into effect on January \u200b1<sup>st<\/sup>,\u200c 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Maryland banned the use of the platform in December 2022, specifically targeting China \u2064and\u200d Russia-based platforms in \u200cthe state\u2019s\u200c executive branch. \u2062Other countries, such as New Zealand and Canada, have also taken precautionary measures by suspending TikTok earlier this year due\u200b to privacy and data concerns\u2062 for users.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has not directly responded to requests for comments on the situation. However, the video entertainment app\u2019s team maintains that\u200c it is independent of China and assures that every user\u2019s \u200cdata in the U.S. remains secure.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2062 breaking \u2064news blasts directly\u2062 to your inbox for free. Subscribe\u200c here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump picks Tucker\u2064 over \u200cFox, Elon blocks the \u200dblock \u200cbutton and Rich Men North of Richmond continues to\u200d dominate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd sits\u200b down with California Senate candidate Eric Early to discuss the rising crime in the state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Prosecutors \u200cannounce a major break in the murder\u200b of Microsoft executive\u200d Jared Bridegan. One America\u2019s Taylor Tinsley has the latest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Robert l. peters\u2062 has\u200b some explaining to\u200c do while Georgia State Senator Colton Moore\u200d moves to Defend Trump<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2063Jaspreet Singh and Max A. \u200cCherney (Reuters) \u2063-Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials on Thursday forecast\u200d its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-earnings-hurt-by-slowing-pc-sales-stronger-dollar\/\" title=\"Microsoft earnings hurt by slowing PC sales, stronger dollar\">fourth-quarter profit<\/a> would be substantially\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft is planning to start selling a new version of Databricks software that helps customers make AI apps for \u2064their\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) \u2013 A U.S.\u2063 federal judge\u2062 on\u2063 Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing YouTube of\u200c restricting or \u2063removing videos from\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200dZeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO \u200b(Reuters) -Google-owned U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant said \u200con Thursday it\u2064 had seen increasing use of artificial intelligence\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City has recently joined the ban on TikTok, as shown in an illustration picture taken in Paris on May 27, 2020. OAN&#8217;s Elizabeth Volberding reported this development at 6:25 PM on Friday, August 18, 2023. 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