TikTok banned from state-issued phones in Kansas

Published December 28, 2022 12:00am ET



Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly banned the social media app TikTok on all state-issued devices.

The ban is one of the first instituted by a Democratic governor. Republicans have typically led the charge against TikTok, arguing that it’s a state security threat because it collects data and its parent company’s links to the Chinese Communist Party. So far, at least 15 Republican governors have issued similar bans, according to the Associated Press.
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