Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ordering state agencies to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued devices as concerns grow over the Chinese government gaining...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ordering state agencies to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued devices as concerns grow over the Chinese government gaining access to critical U.S. information through the application, his office announced Wednesday.
Abbott also wrote to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan, urging them to pass legislation to “safeguard our state against threats like TikTok,” including by codifying his directive to state agencies and making similar regulations for local governments. “TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users’ devices — including when, where, and how they conduct Internet activity — and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government,” Abbott wrote.
But TikTok spokesman Jamal Brown said the concerns driving bans “are largely fueled by misinformation about our company.”
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