TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network.
FILE - The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the states network, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in a letter to department and agency heads. Reeves says he issued the directive to safeguard sensitive information from the popular social media app. – TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network, Gov.
Reeves cited concerns over “extensive tracking of user data and the potential access and transfer of this data to the Chinese government.”
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