US Lifts Federal TikTok Ban on Government Devices Citing Reduced Security Risks

White House OMB memo revokes 2023 TikTok ban on federal devices, following DOJ opinion that reorganization mitigates national security threats.

Woofun AI reports that the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a memo on August 10 to revoke the directive prohibiting TikTok usage on federal government devices. The order, established in 2023, was lifted after the Department of Justice submitted a written opinion concluding that TikTok's U.S. reorganization no longer poses a national security threat. Consequently, the platform is no longer classified as a regulated application under relevant laws, ending the federal ban that began in 2023.