White House gave US federal agencies 30 days to remove the social network TikTok from all government electronic devices, CNN reported.
The order, according to the network, was made by White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young in a memo released Monday to all government agencies and their private contractors.
Federal agencies have 30 days from from receiving the order to remove any TikTok application from the deviceand include in their contracts a ban on using this social network on their devices for security reasons.
In this way, the government of President Joe Biden respects the law approved by the US Congress at the end of last year, which requires federal agencies to suppress TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, due to fears that user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government.
US officials have expressed concern that the Chinese government could pressure ByteDance to hand over information it collects from TikTok users that could be used for intelligence or disinformation purposes, according to CNN.
The television network assured that he was the spokesperson from TikTokBrooke Oberwetter, issued a statement calling the ban little more than political theater.
“TikTok’s ban on federal devices was passed in December without any debate, and unfortunately that approach has served as a model for other governments around the world,” Oberwetter said in the text.
“We hope that when it comes to addressing the concerns national security on TikTok In addition to government devices, Congress will explore solutions that do not have the effect of censoring the voices of millions of Americans,” he added.
On Monday, the Canadian government also announced it would ban federal employees from using the TikTok app on official cellphones because it poses an “unacceptable” risk to their privacy and security.
Similarly, the European Commission last week issued its own ban on the app on official devices, citing security reasons as well.
Source: Panama America
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