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Mayor Mamdani Announces Return of Social Media App for NYC Government
The city will reopen agency accounts with device restrictions and designated staff after NotifyNYC gained 32,000 subscribers from one Mamdani post.
- On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his administration is reversing the city's TikTok ban, allowing agencies to resume posting on the platform with new security protocols in place.
- Former Mayor Eric Adams implemented the ban in 2023 after officials raised concerns that ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, maintained ties to the Chinese government threatening city data security.
- Mamdani argued the rationale changed because TikTok now operates under a U.S.-based ownership structure; agencies must use separate, restricted devices that "cannot contain sensitive or restricted data."
- Aiming to meet New Yorkers "where they are," Mamdani declared "TikTok, we're back" in a video on the revived mayoral account, signaling the administration's commitment to expanded public communication.
- Despite the policy shift, cybersecurity experts note that ByteDance retains an ownership stake in TikTok, and dozens of other states continue prohibiting the app on government devices.
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New York City reverses TikTok ban on government devices
New York City (NYC) has lifted its ban on TikTok for government-owned devices, allowing agencies to resume posting on the platform under new security protocols, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday via the app itself.The original prohibition, established in 2023 by former Mayor Eric Adams, aligned with the federal government and many US states that restricted the app on government-owned devices due to concerns about its parent company, Byte…
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