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Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
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The Office of Management and Budget has lifted the ban on TikTok for federal devices, allowing government employees to install and use the app again.
IT administrators must revise device-management policies to permit TikTok, which may affect software inventory, patching, and monitoring processes. Security teams will need to reassess data-flow and threat models now that the app is officially sanctioned on government networks.
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The OMB memo cites a Justice Department opinion that the current TikTok version is owned by U.S. investors and uses a different recommendation algorithm than the 2022 version.
Federal agencies such as Transportation, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have already created official TikTok accounts following the policy change.
The reversal removes the last major restriction from the 2022 law that barred TikTok on most government-issued devices.
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