"North Carolina, Wisconsin Join List of States to Ban TikTok"

The governors of North Carolina and Wisconsin are the latest to ban government officials from using TikTok amid growing fears over national security and user data safety on the Chinese-owned social media platform.  Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers banned TikTok, WeChat, and Alibaba products, such as Alipay.  The ban also impacts Chinese tech companies, Huawei, ZTE, and others.  The executive order signed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper targets TikTok and WeChat, a Chinese instant messaging service, and other apps that could present cybersecurity risk.  More than 20 states have now prohibited TikTok from state-owned devices, including computers and mobile phones, via executive orders, with Nebraska seemingly being the first to enforce the restriction back in August 2020.

UPI News reports: "North Carolina, Wisconsin Join List of States to Ban TikTok"