Maryland Issues Emergency Directive Banning TikTok From Government Devices

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to a press conference in Annapolis, Md., on Aug. 5, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Maryland has become the latest U.S. state to ban the video-sharing app TikTok from government devices, following South Dakota and South Carolina.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, announced the emergency cybersecurity directive in a statement on Dec. 6.