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| Tik Tok ban on government agencies is coming soon |
After the US Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved a proposal to ban Tik Tok, the US government prohibits the issue of Tik Tok devices.
The Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted in favor of the law introduced by Senator Josh Hawley for the first time in March.
The law prohibits federal employees, legislators, and contractors from downloading or using applications developed by the parent company (ByteDance) to U.S. government agencies or a government agency.
The bill has now been submitted to the Senate for a general vote, and if passed, could become law.
Senior officials from Donald Trump's administration have stepped up efforts to highlight the threat that video applications can pose.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear this month that the United States was considering a ban on Tik Tok due to concerns that the app had shared user data with the Chinese government in Beijing.
(U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign) posted an advertisement on Facebook over the weekend warning Tick Tok.
Tik Tok's popularity among American teenagers has closely examined American regulators and legislators, who fear that personal information will fall into the hands of government officials in Beijing.
The company said last year: Out of 26.5 million US users, about 60% are between 16 and 24 years old.
In 2017, Beijing passed a law requiring Chinese companies to support and work with local intelligence efforts.
The US government referred to this law when it took steps to prevent government agencies from purchasing equipment or systems from Chinese companies.
When Hawley-Tik Tok introduced the bill, he described it as a major security risk and should not have a place in government agencies. He said: This ban is an important step in protecting US security and data security for all Americans.
Holly said in March that the Department of Defense, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security were preventing employees from downloading the Tik Tok app to their government-issued devices, and the government was advising employees to remove the use of personal devices from their children.