Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices
after taking office but ordered an in-depth study of the issue. A planned sale of TikTok's U.S. assets was shelved.The Senate earlier this month approved a version of the TikTok ban authored by conservative Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a vocal critic of big tech companies.
But Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, of Illinois has co-sponsored legislation to prohibit TikTok from operating in the U.S. altogether, and the measure approved by Congress had the support of Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Kelly operates in a different political context than many other Democratic governors. She's in a Republican-leaning state and has a conservative, GOP-led Legislature and Trump carried the state handily twice.
Kelly’s order applies to state executive branch agencies, boards and commissions, but not to state universities, which are overseen by the Kansas Board of Regents. It also doesn’t apply to the Legislature or employees of other statewide elected official, such as the attorney general or secretary of state. Kelly urged all of them to impose restrictions.
Kelly is directing state employees to remove the TikTok app from their government-issued devices. She has directed the state’s information technology office to limit employees’ ability to access TikTok’s website on state devices.
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