Due to security concerns, New York City has banned the social media platform TikTok from city-owned devices.
All city agencies are to remove the app from devices within the next 30 days.
The move follows a review from NYC Cyber Command.
According to a New York City Hall spokesperson, “NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers’ data safe. While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner.”
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget also discourages using the platform on government devices.
New York previously prohibited TikTok from being downloaded on government devices, although public relations platforms were still able to use the app for marketing.
Reporting from Breitbart:
A number of US states have prohibited the use of TikTok on government-owned devices. Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana signed a bill in May that outlawed the app throughout the state, making it the first state to implement such a ban. Following the signing of the bill into law, TikTok users and the company filed a lawsuit against Montana, asserting that it violated the free speech rights of the state’s residents.
