TikTok In a few months it became one of the most visited social networks, many users can spend hours watching videos, in addition to has security flaws and it is for this reason that some government entities began to ban their use.
Because of this, a growing number of government entities continue to ban TikTok on work devices as concerns about application security issues grow.
When will TikTok be banned for government workers in Charlotte?
For this reason, the city of Charlotte joined the list of cities planning to completely remove TikTok of all city devices before the January 6, 2023 according to a WCNC Charlotte report.
In an audit conducted on Wednesday, December 28, officials found that many users still had TikTok downloaded on your city devices, but it will be remotely removed from these devices if the app is not removed before January 6th.
Why do they want to ban government workers from TikTok?
The move is due to an FBI warning about possible national threats, security problems associated with the application and because of this, the Charlotte city officials blocked TikTok on the city’s network on December 21 and notified employees that the app would be removed from city devices in the near future.
The House of Representatives banned TikTok of the devices purchased by the House on Wednesday. This move comes before an alleged ban on the app at the federal level.
On the other hand, at FBI It is concerned that the Chinese government has the ability to control the app’s recommendation algorithm and that it can influence or manipulate the content, as well as collect data about users. TikTok is owned by ByteDancea private company.
What other cities ban TikTok on official government phones?
Several states had already taken steps to ban the app on government-issued devices. South Carolina was one of the first to take action, blocking the app in early December after a request from the governor Henry McMaster.
Other states that have banned development on the mobile phones of government workers are Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
North Carolina stayed on the sidelines on the issue, but on Wednesday two state representatives are now asking the governor Roy Cooper establishing a similar prohibition.
The representative Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) and Jon Hardister (R-Guilford) they sent a joint letter to Cooper on Wednesday requesting the ban.
The representatives say that if Cooper does not issue an order, they will work in 2023 to implement legislation that prohibits TikTok on devices purchased by the government.