US Navy Bans TikTok From Government-Issued Mobile Devices

US Navy Bans TikTok From Government-Issued Mobile Devices
TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone on the U.S. flag on Nov. 8, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the popular short video app represented a “cybersecurity threat.”

A bulletin issued by the Navy on Tuesday showed up on a Facebook page serving military members, saying users of government issued mobile devices who had TikTok and did not remove the app would be blocked from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.