Video-sharing app TikTok will not be allowed on official devices used by the House of Representatives and their staff.
The House of Representatives and their staff received a memo on Tuesday mandating they delete the Chinese-owned video app because it is considered ‘high risk due to a number of security issues.’
The memo, obtained by Reuters, tells House staff that they are ‘not allowed to download the TikTok app on any House mobile devices.
“If you have the TikTok app on your House mobile, you will be contacted to remove it,” it said.
The announcement comes as the $1.7 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill was passed last week, which will fund the US government through September 20, 2023, and includes a provision to ban the app on federally managed devices.
Once signed into law, the ban will cover nearly all government agencies.
A separate bipartisan bill that was introduced in Congress on Dec. 13 would ban the app for everyone in the United States.
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