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TikTok Ban Lifted, But Security Questions Remain | Minneapolis News
The Justice Department just dropped a major update: that federal ban on TikTok on government devices no longer applies, thanks to a new ownership structure. Six months after TikTok’s U.S. operations shifted to a joint venture with mostly American investors, the legal landscape has changed. The old law, passed in 2022, targeted TikTok under its original Chinese ownership — now, agencies can decide for themselves whether to allow the app, still able to ban it for productivity reasons. National security fears drove the original crackdown, with Congress even threatening a full ban unless…
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