Eric Adams, mayor of New York, speaks in the course of the U.S. Convention of Mayors winter assembly in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.
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New York Metropolis banned TikTok on government-owned gadgets Wednesday, pointing to safety considerations which have made the app a goal of bipartisan scrutiny throughout the nation.
Congress already voted to ban TikTok on federal gadgets final 12 months and a number of other states have taken related steps. The priority typically stems from TikTok’s possession by China-based tech firm ByteDance, since many policymakers concern that construction might make U.S. customers’ data susceptible to being accessed by the Chinese language authorities, if compelled handy over data to adjust to Chinese language regulation.
An NYC Metropolis Corridor spokesperson informed WNBC in a press release that the ban was a results of town’s Cyber Command’s conclusion that TikTok “posed a safety menace to town’s technical networks.”
Metropolis companies have 30 days to take away the app from government-owned gadgets.
The ban brings New York Metropolis consistent with the federal authorities. Nonetheless, broader motion in opposition to TikTok past government-owned gadgets has remained elusive. After a rush of laws and a listening to with the TikTok’s CEO earlier than Congress earlier this 12 months, momentum for putting higher restrictions on the app has waned in favor of different points.
TikTok has introduced a plan to the U.S. authorities that it says would assist make sure the safety of U.S. person information, nevertheless it’s finished little to assuage the considerations of policymakers.
TikTok declined to touch upon the NYC ban.
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