D.C., August 16 – TikTok was prohibited on government-owned smartphones in New York City on Wednesday due to security concerns, following other US cities and states that have imposed similar limitations on the short video sharing app.
There have been increasing calls from US lawmakers for a national ban on TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans and is owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance due to worries about potential Chinese government interference.
TikTok “presented a security concern to the city’s technical networks,” according to a statement from the Eric Adams administration of New York City.
Employees will no longer have access to the app and its website on city-owned devices and networks if the app is not removed by New York City agencies within 30 days.
On mobile devices provided by the state, TikTok was already prohibited in New York.According to TikTok, it “has not shared and will not share [U.S. user data] with the Chinese government and has taken significant steps to protect TikTok users’ privacy and security.”
TikTok poses a threat, according to senior U.S. security officials.
Like FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director William Burns. TikTok, according to Wray, “screams” of national security issues, and the Chinese government could use it to manipulate software on millions of devices and promote narratives that divide Americans, he added in March.
In 2020, former President Donald Trump attempted to stop new TikTok downloads, but a slew of court rulings prevented the ban from going into effect.
TikTok usage on government-own smartphones is many American states and towns. Recently, Montana enact a law that will outlaw the app statewide on January 1; the law is currently being contest in court.
According to a recent study issued on Wednesday, over half of US adults support a ban on TikTok.
Kanishka Singh reported from Washington; Jamie Freed handled the editing.
TikTok has been block on government-own phones in New York City, the most recent in a long line of US states and municipalities to do so out of concern for public safety.
Within 30 days, TikTok must be delete from city-own equipment, a representative for City Hall said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision was made in response to a review by the NYC Cyber Command, which determined that the app a risk to the city’s technological networks.
TikTok was prohibit on government-own smartphones in New York City on Wednesday. The city cited security issues that have caused the app to come under bipartisan scrutiny across the nation.
Last year, Congress voted to outlaw TikTok on federal devices, and several states have followed suit. Several lawmakers worry that TikTok’s ownership by the Chinese internet company Byte Dance could expose.
NYC Bans TikTok From Government
The information of US users to the Chinese government if they are compelete to hand over information to comply with Chinese legislation.
TikTok “presented a security danger to the city’s technical networks,” according to the city’s Cyber Command, a representative for NYC City Hall told WNBC in a statement. As a result, the ban was implement.
The app must be remove from government-own devices by city authorities within 30 days.
The restriction harmonizes New York City with the federal government. But, more extensive TikTok retaliation outside of government-owned hardware has been difficult to come by. The push for tighter regulation of the app has slowed in favor of other issues after a rush of legislation and a hearing with TikTok’s CEO before Congress early this year.
TikTok has offered the American government a strategy that it claims would help safeguard. The security of user data from Americans, but it hasn’t done much to allay politicians’ worries.
With the NYC prohibition, TikTok declined to comment.
US politicians have been calling more frequently for a statewide ban on TikTok due to concerns. About potential Chinese government influence. TikTok is use by more than 150 million Americans and is owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance.
TikTok “presented a security concern to the city’s technical networks,” according to a statement from the Eric Adams administration of New York City.
Employees will no longer have access to the app and its website on city-owned devices. Networks if the app is not remove by New York City agencies within 30 days. On mobile devices provide by the state, TikTok was already prohibit in New York.
NYC Bans TikTok From Government
TikTok poses a threat, according to senior US security officials like FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director William Burns.
TikTok, according to Wray, “screams” of national security issues, and the Chinese government could use it to manipulate software. On millions of devices and promote narratives that divide Americans, he added in March.
In 2020, former President Donald Trump attempted to stop new TikTok downloads. But a slew of court rulings prevented the ban from going into effect.
TikTok usage on government-own devices is many US states and towns. Recently, Montana enacted a law that will outlaw the app statewide on January 1.
The law is currently being contest in court. According to a recent. Study issued on Wednesday, over half of US adults support a ban on TikTok.
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