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TikTok is forbidden for government employees in New York City.
According to reports, employees have 30 days to delete the app from smartphones.
TikTok will no longer be accessible on city devices in New York. The ByteDance-owned app must be removed from devices by city agencies within 30 days. As of right now, employees are not permitted to download or utilize TikTok on city-approved technology. This occurs in 2020, three years after New York State banned TikTok from use on official devices.
A division of the Office of Technology and Innovation called NYC Cyber Command informed the city that TikTok posed a security risk, which led to the decision. "NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers' data safe," a representative for City Hall stated. The TikTok application was ordered to be removed from city-owned smartphones as part of these ongoing efforts after NYC Cyber Command found that it constituted a security danger to the city's technological networks.
Other states and communities, most notably Montana, have caused controversy by more broadly outlawing TikTok. On a larger scale, however, the majority of lawmakers have adopted a stance forbidding the app for employees of the government, including the federal government. Currently, TikTok usage on equipment owned by the government is restricted in 33 states, regardless of political affiliation.
ByteDance battles to demonstrate that it is not a threat to national security as legislation exploring a complete ban on TikTok and other applications linked to the Chinese government keeps coming up. Even in testimony before Congress, TikTok CEO Shou Chew reiterated that "ByteDance is not an agent of China."
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