Security News > 2023 > June > US govt now bans TikTok from contractors' work gear

The US federal government's ban on TikTok has been extended to include devices used by its many contractors - even those that are privately owned.

The rule went into effect the day it was published in the Federal Register - June 2 - meaning any government contracts issued will now have to include language regarding the ban.

The US already passed a bill into law banning TikTok from the devices of federal government staff used in the course of their duty.

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US officials have been trying to pass their own version of a nation-wide TikTok ban, though both were introduced shortly before the end of the 117th congress and died after not being acted upon before the end of the session.

TikTok has sued to stop enactment of the Montana law, arguing that it constitutes an infringement of the first amendment rights of TikTok users, and is a violation of the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution, which restricts the rights of US states to interfere with interstate commerce.

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