US House bans TikTok on lawmakers’ official phones


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The U.S. House of Representatives has ordered its staff and lawmakers to delete TikTok from any government-issued mobile devices due to “security issues” with the popular video-sharing app. The order to delete the app was issued by Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer of the House, whose office warned in August that the app represented a “high risk to users” citing a “number of security concerns.” “House staff are NOT allowed to download the TikTok app on any House mobile devices,” said a memo sent by Szpindor on Tuesday seen by NBC News. “If you have the TikTok app on...