In a major blow to the Chinese video streaming platform, TikTok, New York has ordered its government employees to unistall the application citing a “threat to national security”. In a statement, New York Mayor Eric Adams’ has confirmed that his administration has banned the platform from all government mobile phones, computers and tablets.
“While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner,” Politico quoted City Hall spokesperson Jonah Allon as saying in a statement.
“NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers’ data safe. As part of these ongoing efforts, NYC Cyber Command determined that the TikTok application posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks and directed its removal from city-owned devices,” it added.
