A Pentagon spokesman said banning TikTok is part of an effort to 'address existing and emerging threats.'
Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Uriah Orland said in a statement the order was part of an effort to "address existing and emerging threats".
Earlier this week, the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the popular short video app represented a "cybersecurity threat." The Navy would not describe in detail what dangers the app presents, but Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Uriah Orland said in a statement the order was part of an effort to "address existing and emerging threats".TikTok is hugely popular with US teenagers, but has come under scrutiny from US regulators and lawmakers in recent months.
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