TikTok ban in US! White House gives 30-day deadline to delete app

The White House has ordered federal agencies to remove the Chinese-owned app TikTok from all government-issued devices within the next 30 days. The Office of Management and Budget director, Shalanda Young issued a memo requesting that government agencies remove the app.

Meanwhile, Private citizens and businesses can continue to use the app. The US Congress had previously ordered a ban on TikTok, and the law signed by US President Joe Biden last month prohibits the use of the app on government-issued devices, as well as in the US House of Representatives and Senate.

The ban on TikTok concerns that the app could be used for spying or propaganda by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which has led to scrutiny from governments around the world.