US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices
- Bulletin says users who do not remove popular Chinese-owned social media app will be blocked from Navy Marine Corps Intranet
the United States Navy banned social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices Earlier this week, saying the popular short video app represented a “cybersecurity threat.”
A bulletin issued by the Navy on Tuesday showed up on a Facebook page serving military members, saying users of government-issued mobile devices who had TikTok and did not remove the app would be blocked from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.
The Navy would not describe in detail what dangers the app presents, but Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Uriah Orland said in a statement the order was part of an effort to “address existing and emerging threats”.
TikTok did not return a request for comment.
TikTok is hugely popular with US teenagers, but has come under scrutiny from US regulators and lawmakers in recent months.