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As more politicians and agency leaders sound the alarm on the social media app TikTok over its Chinese ties, states are taking action, with several using executive orders to ban

Texas has joined four other states in banning or partially blocking the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied TikTok for state agencies.

Cybersecurity threats cited

Texas and Maryland this week joined three other states in prohibiting accessing the popular social media app from state-owned devices.

 

Texas has become the latest state to ban agencies from using TikTok on government-issued devices, as national security concerns mount.

Texas has joined four other states in banning or partially blocking the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied TikTok for state agencies.

Abbott says the ban is to protect the cybersecurity of Texans from the Chinese Communist party.

TikTok claimed that it stores U.S. data within the U.S., but the company admitted in a letter to Congress that China-based employees can have access to U.S. data.

South Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns