NYC Bans TikTok From Government Phones on Security Concerns

New York City banned access to TikTok on government-owned phones, the latest in a string of US states and municipalities to block the popular video app from public employees’ devices over security concerns.

TikTok must be removed from city-owned electronics within 30 days, a City Hall spokesperson said Wednesday in a statement. The decision follows a review by the NYC Cyber Command, which deemed the app a threat to the city’s technical networks, the spokesperson said.

American officials are concerned that TikTok’s ownership by Beijing-based technology company ByteDance Ltd. may lead to inappropriate data collection by or undue pressure from ...