Popular Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from across the US of Devices run by deputies, according to the administrative arm of the House of Representatives, imitating a law soon to enter into effect The application is banned from the United States government hardware.
The app is high risk because of the number of “Security issues,” said the House’s chief administrative officer. in A message has been sent to all lawmakers and staff on Tuesday and should delete it from all home-run devices.
the new rule follows a series of moves by US state governments to ban TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd, from government hardware. Such as of last Within a week, 19 states had at least partially banned the app from state-run devices over Chinese concerns government could use App for Native American tracking and censorship content.
Passing the $1.66 trillion all-inclusive spending bill last A week to finance the United States government Until September 30, 2023, a condition of the app being blocked on Federally managed devices and will take files effect Once President Joe Biden signs the legislation into law.
with the clip of Omnibus that banned TikTok on Organs of the executive branch, the work of the CAA with The Commission on Management House for a similar implementation policy for House “Spokesperson for The chief administrative officer told Reuters on Tuesday.
The message to the staff she said anyone with Tik Tok on they device He will be contacted about removing it, and future downloads of The application has been blocked.
TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the new rule.
US legislators have set forward Proposal to implement a nationwide ban on application.
