IRS Seeks to Bypass TikTok Ban to Fight Tax Scams, Fallacies

The IRS is trying to find a workaround so some of its employees can use TikTok to crack down on misinformation campaigns on the platform.

Disrupting scams and schemes has become a centerpiece in IRS messaging over the last year, with the agency recently announcing a partnership with state agencies and the tax industry to combat such scams. But a law that banned TikTok on government devices is complicating the IRS’s ability to combat bad actors on the platform.

Congress enacted a ban on the social media platform in the fiscal 2023 spending bill over concerns on security risks associated ...