South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Restricts TikTok Use Amid Concerns About National Security Threats
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has signed an executive order restriction the use of TikTok on government devices. She claimed the app, which is owned by a Chinese company, is part of “data gathering operations on behalf of” the Chinese government. IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED THIS YEAR! “The Chinese Communist Party uses information that it gathers on TikTok to manipulate the American people, and they gather data off the devices that access the platform,” she said in a press release. “Because of our serious duty to protect the private data of South Dakota citizens, we mus...