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TikTok Ban on Government Devices Included in Omnibus Bill

TikTok Ban on Government Devices Included in Omnibus Bill
TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
12/20/2022|Updated: 12/23/2022
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A Congressional omnibus bill introduced this week includes legislation that would ban the social media app TikTok from government devices due to national security concerns.

The $1.65 trillion spending bill (pdf) introduced on Dec. 20 includes a measure that would ban TikTok from all devices in the executive branch, and closely resembles bans on the app already in place at the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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