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Wisconsin Governor Joins The Bandwagon & Bans TikTok From State Devices

By  |  January 12, 2023

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Thursday signed an order banning use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices.

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    In addition to banning Chinese-owned TikTok from state devices, the Democratic governor said he was banning vendors, products and services from nine companies, including Huawei Technologies, Hikvision, Tencent, ZTE Corporation and Kaspersky Lab.

    More than 20 other states have also banned TikTok from state devices.