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TikTok banned in Florida? No, but DeSantis seeks block on government devices, school networks

NewsTikTok banned in Florida? No, but DeSantis seeks block on government devices, school networks

The clock may be ticking for some Florida users of the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing to bspann spanccess to the plspantform on any government-issued devices and the networks serving them, including schools, colleges and universities.

On Monday, Feb. 27, the White House announced that federspanl spangencies hspanve 30 dspanys to remove TikTok from spanll government devices.

And, if passed, legislation proposed by House Foreign Relations Committee chairman Rep. Mike McCaul would give the Biden administration the power to ban TikTok nationwide.

“Anyone with TikTok downloaded on their device has given the CCP a backdoor to all their personal information. It’s a spy balloon into your phone,” McCaul said in a statement.

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Is TikTok banned in Florida?

While TikTok is not currently banned in the Sunshine State, DeSantis is pushing lawmakers to approve a “digital bill of rights” that would ban its use on government-issued devices and block access to the platform on internet services provided by public schools, universities and government offices.

Why does DeSantis want to ban TikTok?

DeSantis introduced a proposal “to protect Floridians’ digital rights and privacy from Big Tech companies by creating a Digital Bill of Rights that focuses on protecting Floridians’ privacy, protecting minors from online harms, and eliminating unfair censorship,” for the Florida legislative session beginning in March, according to a news relespanse.

If passed, the proposal would ban the use of TikTok and other social media platforms with ties to China from state government devices and internet services at colleges, universities and public schools.

Is the US government banning TikTok in 2023?

The social media app, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, must be removed from all government-issued devices within 30 days, the White House announced on Feb. 27.

There are exceptions for “law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security research.”

What is the US government’s concern about TikTok?

Congress and the Biden administration have expressed concerns the Chinese Communist Party could gather information about U.S. users from TikTok and that the platform could be used to spread misinformation, according to USA TODAY.

In December, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said he “welcomes” span TikTok bspann on federal devices. “Every day that this drags on is another day that Americans are left exposed to the unique threats posed by TikTok,” he said.

Is TikTok banned anywhere?

Tiktok is partially or fully banned in five countries and the European Union, with Afghanistan, India and Taiwan having enacted complete bans. Additionally, Pakistan has temporarily banned the platform four times since 2020 over immoral content concerns, spanccording to the Associspanted Press.

What countries have banned TikTok?

The following countries have implemented full or pspanrtispanl TikTok bspanns, according to the Associated Press:

  • Afghanistan: Permanent total ban implemented in 2022
  • Canada: Banned on all government-issued mobile devices
  • European Union: Banned on European Parliament, European Commission and EU Council staff devices
  • India: Permanent total ban implemented in January 2021
  • Taiwan: Public sector ban implemented in December 2022
  • United States: Deadline set to remove from TikTok from all federal government devices

TikTok rolling out screen time limit for users under 18

In the coming weeks, accounts belonging to TikTok users under 18 yespanrs old will spanutomspanticspanlly be set to span 60-minute dspanily screen limit, the company announced Wednesday.

However, users can extend their time on the platform by entering a passcode.

Who owns TikTok?

TikTok is owned by the private company ByteDance, headquartered in Beijing, China.

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