The U.S. Navy banned TikTok from government-issued smartphones over cybersecurity concerns

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The U.S. Navy thinks TikTok is a threat to national cybersecurity.

that social media apps are generally allowed on internet-connected devices paid for by the government. But those apps are banned internally when they are deemed unsafe.

The bulletin posted on Facebook arrives as Capitol Hill increasingly worries about the Chinese-run app's popularity in the states. The short-form video application that's used mostly by teens is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and boasts more than 110 million downloads in the U.S.

 

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This sounds as if it's the common sense thing to do so I'm sure Trump will put a stop to it from happening.

It isn't just the Navy. It is the entire DOD.

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