TikTok is prohibited on government-owned smartphones in New York City because to security concerns

 TikTok is prohibited on government-owned smartphones in New York City because to security concerns

TikTok, owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance and utilised by more than 150 million Americans.

TikTok was prohibited on government-owned smartphones in New York City on Wednesday due to security concerns, following other American cities and states that have imposed similar limitations on the short video sharing app.

There have been increasing calls from American politicians for a national ban on TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans and is owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance due to worries about potential Chinese government interference.

TikTok "posed a security threat to the city's technical networks," according to a statement from the Eric Adams administration of New York City. Employees will no longer be able to use the app and its website using city-owned devices if The city of New York agencies do not remove it within 30 days and networks. TikTok was already forbidden in New York on cell phones that were issued by the government.

According to TikTok, it "has not shared, and is not going to share, U.S. user data without the Chinese government's knowledge and has made significant efforts to safeguard the security and privacy of TikTok users.

TikTok poses a threat, according to senior U.S. security officials including FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director William Burns. TikTok, according to Wray, "screams" of national security issues, and the Chinese government could use it to manipulate software on millions of devices and promote narratives that divide Americans, he said in March.

In 2020, former President Donald Trump attempted to stop new TikTok downloads, but a slew of court rulings prevented the ban from going into force.

TikTok use on government-owned smartphones is forbidden in several American states and towns. Recently, Montana enacted a law that would outlaw the app statewide on January 1; the law is currently being contested in court.

According to a recent Reuters/Ipsos study issued on Wednesday, over half of American people support a ban on TikTok.