December 7, 2022, 4:08 PMTexas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a 'Get Out The Vote' rally at the Fuzzy's Pizza & Italian Cafe, on Oct. 27, 2022, in Katy, Texas.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies on Wednesday to ban the use of social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices over concerns about how the China-owned app handles data on American infrastructure and other sensitive information.
"TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users' devices -- including when, where and how they conduct internet activity -- and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government," Abbott said in a letter to state officials on Wednesday. TikTok has faced growing scrutiny from state and federal officials in recent months over fears that American data could fall into the possession of the Chinese government.
The move from Abbott arrives a month after a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission called on the U.S. government to ban the social media platform.
I would like to see a total band of tik tok in usa
Does he mean like the “sensitive data” he has made every effort to cover up - such as answers for the citizens of Uvalde?
I agree with him on this one, & only on this One!
And besides they're supposed to be working not being on TikTok on company time
It's raining here.
Lol how about ban meta apps too then. That would be an objective take. Just banning TikTok is subjective
Nonsense
If state not doing business with them, it should b treated like porn site when it comes to government use. We do NOT pay employees to surf the internet on our dime.
Good idea.
Sounds like a great idea. Everyone worries about Twitter while everyone else is on a CCP app
I'm not a fan of Tiktok but what?
kinglioncrown interesting do you really believe that tick tock will actually be banned
Don't for get the 7/11 open 24/7people they had information stored already no one blasted them for robbing a lots of people BUT no one cares
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I actually agree with that.
Passes the common sense vibe check.
if gov.officials use tik top on there work phone then maybe there is much more trouble
Chicoms.
My guess is that not that many government phones are being used for this 🤔
But.... Twitter.....
Hunter and the Big Guy must get 10% from Ticktock and the Chinese Communist party, otherwise why not ban it
How about covering the Twitter files?
He wants to shut down a global resistant voice.
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We need more governor willing to stand-up for our children rather than locking them down and working them
How about from schools?
Mini dictator
Biden should ban Tik Tok nationally he won’t because Trump wanted to ban them , 3 years ago.
The party of free speech /s 🤣
Why are government employees using TikTok anyway?
He worries about tiktok_us .. wait till he learns what risk Twitter has become.....
Showboating again. Competition with DeSanctemonious. Most useless directives
Yea right! Control what information goes out is how to keep the people ignorant of all knowledge and keep tight control of the people
Y en Chile...
GovAbbott still approves of Grindr though.
The anti freedom governor! ...control is an illusion!
Yet, assault weapons are still ok. 🙄
At least he is standing for something…
GregAbbott_TX
It makes sense after the fbi have voiced concerns over the security of the application .
Thanks GregAbbott_TX 🤡 Now that you’re off TikTok can you take a look at our power grid
This might be the first rational thing I've heard out of Abbott. Even without the security concerns it's not exactly appropriate on a government provided device. With them its a no brainer.
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Now do the power grid.
Gov Abbott is trying to nudge people over to a dying twitter ...or he would ban both...
Good idea.
He was probably worried some tiktok star would actually figure out how many people greggy poo killed in the blizzard a few years ago
Wow something I actually agree with GregAbbott_TX on! 😂
Why do you keep posting old stories over and over and over.
I would think all social media would be banned from govt devices except for the few folks that handle the social media for their job.
Wait what's the reason? Work phones are supposed to be used for mindless hours of entertainment
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It needs to be banned period
Why would a government issued device have any social media or any form of entertainment on it? It's a work device... My Amazon scanner doesn't even have solitaire lol
If only someone warned us about this!!!🤦♂️
Geez, Abbott…getting caught up to the end of last century finally?
Lol what a clown. Instead of focusing on figuring out how many people his privatization of the electric grid killed this guy wants to worry about life hacks and crap
Right on!
A-butt missed seeing his name in the news.
Sounds like censorship
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What an az'ole. Bans tiktok, but not the AR15 gun that killed the kids in his own patch. sick Uvalde Abbott
What. And y’all in Texas voted for this man
Politics The same thing with whatsapp…Facebook…Instagram..
Good move
Yeah, they shouldn't be using taxpayer-funded devices or time to watch videos on social media, to begin with...
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A ban that has been in place for all social media apps in gov issued devices, not just TikTok. But good to see Abbot finally has caught up.
So Tiktok is worse than guns?
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