At the moment, 9 US states have banned the use of Tiktok, including Texas, Maryland and South Dakota. On December 12, the states of Alabam and Utah joined this list, which Alabama banned the use of the application on state devices in order to “protect the rights to the inviolability of the inhabitants of the inhabitants.”
The governor of Alabama Kayvi expressed concern about the volumes of data that Tiktok requires from its users.
Also, the Governor of Utah Spencer Cox signed a decree on the actual ban on using Tiktok on state phones, computers, laptops or tablets. He substantiated his decision by the fact that China’s access to data collected by Tiktok poses a threat to state cybersecurity.
Last month, FBI director Chris Ray warned that the Chinese government could control the recommendations algorithm and a Tiktok data collection policy, “which allows them to manipulate content and use it for influence operations.” The application can also potentially be used for espionage.
“We are disappointed that so many states are accepting a policy based on unreasonable, politically motivated lies about Tiktok,” said Tiktok.
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In early December, Taiwan forbade organizations of the public sector to use Tiktok on state mobile phones, tablets and PC “For National Security Reasons”.