APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) — Appleton could be the next city to see a TikTok ban on city-owned devices.
Many government agencies across the United States have banned TikTok on government owned devices due to security concerns with ByteDance; the Chinese company that owns TikTok.
Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford says they haven’t permanently banned TikTok, but have issued a suspension.
“As more information becomes known, we decided to take this step out of an abundance of caution and until some official guidance has been given to us here at the local level.” said Woodford.
He says Appleton is waiting until more information is available from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, before they move forward with any permanent bans.
There aren’t any government-official Appleton accounts on TikTok; The suspension went into effect on Wednesday.
