Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a memorandum today prohibiting the use of TikTok on state-owned devices. In doing so, Alaska follows in the footsteps of more than a dozen other states.
from Dunleavy to state department commissioners and executive staff states that TikTok “poses a clear risk to any network or user it touches.”
“Use of TikTok on state-owned electronic devices or on private devices that are connected to state networks poses a risk that a foreign government may access confidential or private data from state agencies and employees,” Dunleavy said in the memo, explaining his decision to ban the use of the app on state-owned devices or while using the state network.
Despite longstanding concern, TikTok has become an immensely popular social media platform, with 100 million users across the U.S.
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