Michigan could be next in line to ban TikTok on state government devices

Michigan lawmaker wants to ban TikTok from government devices

Michigan would be the first state to follow the federal government in banning the app from public employee's phones.

State employees banned from using TikTok on state-owned devices

BY MCKENNA HORSLEY The Kentucky Lantern Time’s up for TikTok on the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s technology devices. All of Kentucky’s executive branch employees are barred from using TikTok, a social media app and website for short videos, on state-issued devices. The new rule comes as bills for a similar ban move through the state legislature. TikTok, a platform where content creators can make minutes-long videos about a variety of topics, is po…

State employees banned from using TikTok on state-owned devices

BY MCKENNA HORSLEY The Kentucky Lantern Time’s up for TikTok on the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s technology devices. All of Kentucky’s executive branch employees are barred from using TikTok, a social media app and website for short videos, on state-issued devices. The new rule comes as bills for a similar ban move through the state legislature. TikTok, a platform where content creators can make minutes-long videos about a variety of topics, is po…

California considers banning TikTok on state-owned devices

Two bills have been introduced into the California legislature that would prohibit installing social media applications from "countries of concern" onto state-owned or state-issued devices.

Michigan could be next in line to ban TikTok on state government devices

Legislation introduced in the Michigan Senate comes as the popular social media app, owned by a Chinese company, has been partially banned on government sponsored devices both federally and in at least 19 other states.

Mass. Lawmaker Wants to Ban TikTok on Government Devices

TikTok is a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese government, which some argue raises security concerns about what happens to the data it collects