Let’s stop TikTok: Safeguarding American user data means quitting social media platform
I have a confession, dear Augusta Free Press readers. I am one of the 100 million individuals addicted to TikTok.
I have a confession, dear Augusta Free Press readers. I am one of the 100 million individuals addicted to TikTok.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia led introduction of the RESTRICT Act.
Social media platforms, especially image- and video-based platforms like TikTok, are playing a substantial role in harming youth mental health.
The White House has given all federal departments and agencies 30 days to remove the TikTok app from all government-issued devices.
Recent actions by governments to limit or ban the use of TikTok on government devices has led to a lot of questions from small businesses about the social media platform.
Virginia is the latest state to ban TikTok from state government phones and wireless networks, with Gov. Glenn Youngkin issuing an executive order on Friday.
The U.S. Senate passed legislation prohibiting federal employee access of TikTok on government-owned devices.
A social media post making the rounds this weekend led people in Waynesboro to believe that citizens were being randomly attacked by strangers.

Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Marco Rubio have sent a letter to the FTC calling for an investigation into the security risk of TikTok.

The FTC is encouraged to investigate TikTok after reports that the social media platform allowed access to private U.S. user data.
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