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News Articles: TikTok ban

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Bill banning TikTok on state-owned devices clears General Assembly

The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday to codify a ban on the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.   

March 28, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

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Bill banning TikTok on state devices advances

A Georgia House committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would codify a ban on the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.   

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone on Feb. 28. British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned app from government mobile phones on security grounds.

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The U.K. is the latest to ban TikTok on government phones because of security concerns

British authorities said they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

March 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban

TikTok officials say they are "disappointed in the outcome," but will remain focused on implementing a plan to keep the data of Americans safe.

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Sen. Jon Ossoff

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  • Politics

Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
Tik tok logo on phone screen.

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Georgia public colleges ban TikTok on school-owned devices

The University System of Georgia is banning the use of TikTok, WeChat and Telegram on computers and phones owned by any of its 26 universities and colleges.

December 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.

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  • Technology

Congress is about to ban TikTok from U.S. government phones

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
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Georgia Today: Georgia Power rate hike, TikTok ban, Atlanta protesters arrested, rally against guns

On the Thursday Dec. 15 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Power is raising rates, TikTok has been banned for some Georgians, Atlanta protesters face terrorism charges, and students rally against guns.

December 15, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
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Kemp bans use of TikTok on state agency devices

Gov. Brian Kemp sent a memo to state agencies on Thursday notifying them of an immediate ban on the use of the social media app on state devices.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
In this photo illustration a mobile phone screen displays TikTok logo in front of a keyboard.

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  • Politics

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start

The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
In this photo illustration, a TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a ByteDance logo picture in the background.

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  • Technology

TikTok: Even A Temporary Ban Could Make 90% Of Users Quit The App

Lawyers for popular video app TikTok are asking a federal judge to block President Trump's order banning the app from taking effect on Sunday.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. President Trump said he does not plan to support any deal to save TikTok in the U.S. that keeps China-based ByteDance as its majority owner.

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  • Technology

Trump Casts New Doubt On Any Deal To Keep TikTok Alive In U.S.

Trump also said he's been advised "there is no legal path" for the U.S. to keep a cut of whatever TikTok deal the government approves, an idea he had earlier floated.

September 17, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The view outside the Chinese technology company ByteDance in Beijing in August 2020. Trump's executive order outlaws transactions between U.S. citizens and ByteDance. American instructors who work for ByteDance subsidiary GOGOKID said they feel like their jobs are under threat.

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  • Technology

They Teach Chinese Kids English Online. Now They're Caught In Trump's War On TikTok

ByteDance-owned tutoring app GOGOKID employes about 4,000 American teachers. Trump's crack down on TikTok could mean those instructors will lose their jobs.

September 04, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration after the White House issued an executive order that would effectively ban the hugely popular app from operating in the United States.

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  • Technology

TikTok Sues Trump To Block U.S. Ban

The White House has targeted the Chinese-owned app with an executive order that would effectively ban it from operating in the U.S. Lawyers for TikTok say the president's action is unconstitutional.

August 25, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
President Trump's executive order prohibits transactions between U.S. citizens and TikTok's parent company starting in 45 days.

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  • Technology

TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Ban, As Soon As Tuesday

Lawyers for the video-sharing app are likely to say the executive order was unconstitutional, arguing the company was not informed, as is standard, and the national-security concerns are baseless.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
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