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US Government Employees Allowed to Download TikTok on Official Devices
Following ByteDance's divestiture, the US Department of Justice has announced that federal employees are now permitted to download TikTok on government-issued devices. This decision reverses previous restrictions on the app for official use.
18 Jul, 10:33 — 18 Jul, 12:55
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Fox NewsMixed15d ago
Federal employees can download TikTok on government devices after ByteDance's divestiture, DOJ says
A DOJ memo reversed the 2022 ban after ByteDance transferred TikTok's U.S. operations and user data to a majority American-owned joint venture.
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US Government Employees Now Allowed To Download TikTok On Official Devices
In January, TikTok said the venture will retrain, test and update TikTok's content recommendation algorithm on US user data.
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