Auburn University in Alabama blocked TikTok from its network and devices over cybersecurity concerns with the video-sharing app.
from any state-owned device or network on Dec. 12. In issuing the ban, Ivey joined several other states such as Texas, Maryland, South Dakota, Virginia and South Carolina, which restricted use of the app to some degree.
The federal government’s recently passed $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill also incudes language banning TikTok on government devices. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a symposium on securing a decisive victory in poverty alleviation
Legislation banning the video-sharing app on government devices unanimously passed the Senate last week. The legislation was introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Josh Hawley of Missouri – all Republicans.Critics fear the app is being used to spy on Americans and spread misinformation or propaganda.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance LTD, is required under Chinese law to share its data with the Chinese Communist Party whenever requested.
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