The ban on use of TikTok on government-owned and managed devices widened in the US with New Jersey and Ohio joining other states in blocking the popular video app on Monday.

New Jersey and Ohio also ban TikTok on government-owned devices

Citing TikTok as a 'high risk' security concern, the Chinese short-video app has been banned from all federal government devices across the US. The only exception is for law enforcement and national security agencies who can use the app in special cases for security research purposes.

TikTok banned on all federal government devices in the US

Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices, the House's administration arm informed Tuesday. The move is similar to another law soon expected to come into effect in the country that will block the app from all US government devices.

TikTok banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices

The clock is ticking on the Chinese app as U.S passes a senate bill barring the use of TikTok on government-owned devices. Trump administration tried banning the app in 2020.

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As the US prepares to impose a limited ban on Bytedance-owned short video-sharing platform TikTok on the grounds of national security, the Beijing-headquartered company slammed the Biden administration for the "troubling" bipartisan legislation.

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The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) director William Burns on Friday warned that United States citizens should be "really careful'' on TikTok as many federal agencies including the White House banned the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform from government devices.

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The Biden administration is considering whether to let TikTok continue operating in the US. There have been several controversies around the video-sharing app, with countries like India banning it over security concerns.

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According to a report, the Chinese government wanted to open an account on TikTok for propaganda purposes but was pushed back by the company since it was against its community guidelines.

China wanted to open TikTok account to promote propaganda: Report

In response to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) fourth ban of the video-sharing app TikTok, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the telecommunications authority to provide a mechanism for operating the app.

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“Calling all recruiters!” Makena Yee, 21, a college student in Seattle, shouted into her camera in a recent TikTok video. “These are the reasons why you should hire me!

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Pakistan's Sindh High Court has ordered TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, to be banned once more in Pakistan. This is the third time the app has been blocked in the Islamic Republic due to "obscene and immoral content.

'Spreading immorality': TikTok blocked in Pakistan for the third time

Pakistan on Thursday lifted a second ban imposed on TikTok over "immoral and unethical" content after the video sharing app again offered to moderate uploads. A court in the northwestern city of Peshawar last month ordered the communications regulator to block the app over videos that it deemed contrary to the deeply conservative country's moral values.

Pakistan lifts TikTok ban for second time

Chinese video-based application TikTok continues to face global scrutiny after the United States and India cracked down on the app for its alleged links with the Chinese government, and for concerns over user data.

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A second US federal judge has suspended a Trump administration executive order threatening to ban TikTok in the United States. The preliminary injunction granted late Monday by judge Carl Nichols in a district court in Washington DC comes more than a month after a similar decision in Pennsylvania.

Second US judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban

The Trump administration has opted to not grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikTok's US assets. Talks between the company and government are, however, expected to continue over the short video-sharing app's fate, according to Reuters.

US plans to not extend TikTok divestiture deadline

The US authorities have granted Bytedance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed it to sell the social media sensation in order to resolve national security concerns.

US deadline to sell TikTok extended to Nov 27

The US government will not enforce its ban on Chinese-owned social media sensation TikTok to comply with a federal court ruling issued in the national security case.

US decides against enforcing TikTok ban following court ruling

TikTok asked a Washington court Tuesday to stop an order from US President Donald Trump's administration from taking effect this week as the White House seeks to ban the Chinese-owned app in the United States.

TikTok files last-minute petition against Trump order

The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would "vigorously defend" an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action.

US will 'vigorously defend' TikTok executive order despite ruling

Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality", the country's telecom authority said in a tweet on Monday.

Pakistan to lift ban on TikTok after it vows to moderate content

After India and the United States, South Asian country Pakistan is also gearing up to ban the short-video sharing app TikTok in the country. While India and the US decided to impose bans due to concerns of privacy of data and national security, Pakistan has a different reason altogether.

Now, Pakistan decides to block Chinese app TikTok

NEW YORK — When Sin Yee Tsui immigrated to New York in 1982 to work as a seamstress, it took so long for her to receive letters from China that she did not learn of her father’s death until after his funeral.

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Hours before a US court is set to rule out on the US ban of the video-sharing app TikTok, a judge in Pennsylvania has rejected a request by three TikTok content creators who asked her to temporarily block a government ban on Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google.

Hours before court hearing, Judge rejects bid to delay TikTok ban

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