New Jersey GovMurphy joins bipartisan group of states banning TikTok_US
Labeling the Chinese-owned social media application a"high-risk software," Gov. Phil Murphy ordered that state agencies remove the software from any and all state-owned or state-managed devices and implement network and installation restrictions.“Bolstering cybersecurity is critical to protecting the overall safety and welfare of our State,” Murphy said.
In the fall, Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order banning the app on state devices. That set off a domino effect of governors following her lead. At first, it was primarily Republican governors, but several Democratic leaders have since joined the movement. It was revealed Monday that the White House maintained a healthy relationship with several lobbyists for TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. The lobbyists visited the White House on eight occasions between July 2021 and August 2022, according to records."These people are doing the dirty work of the Chinese party state," said Kara Frederick, the director of the Tech Policy Center at the Heritage Foundation.
"I don't think we should mince words when it comes to that," she added."They know what they're doing."
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