Sudden order to
government officials..? TikTok Ban..?
The US Senate on
wednesday passed a bill to ensure that
government employees cannot use the popular Chinese video app TikTok on government-owned devices such as laptops, smartphones, and computers. Many parliamentarians have raised their voices to ban the TikTok app in particular. In this situation, a bill has been passed to prohibit the use of TikTok in government-owned devices. What will happen after this..?
US Senate on
wednesday passed a voice vote banning the use of TikTok on government-owned devices, which will be submitted to US President Joe Biden for approval. After this, the bill will come into effect after being approved by the representatives in the US Congress. The
house of Representatives and the Senate must pass the bill before the US
congress ends next week.
US policymakers have voiced their strong opposition to the TikTok app while the Chinese
government has been saying that it is spying on the American
people and
government officials through the TikTok app, which is a threat to the security of the American people. And the Senate bill comes as the state of Iowa has banned the use of TikTok on devices used by
government officials.
More and more states have supported the decision. The move comes amid fears that the Chinese
government could capture sensitive
government data by using TikTok on devices used by
government officials. Already in the United States, the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and some state departments have banned the use of TikTok.Recently, the US
government banned the future approval of devices from China's
huawei Technologies and ZTE, which are already on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) list of threats. The FCC has banned the sale or importation of equipment made by Communications Corp.