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Phones are managed by an employer. Government phones are managed by the agency that issues them. What the law does is ensure that all agencies do not have tikto

Phones are managed by an employer. Government phones are managed by the agency that issues them. What the law does is ensure that all agencies do not have tiktok. Pornhub will also likely appear on banned app lists, but they didn't feel it necessary to make a law. One interesting side effect, is that tiktok might now be bereft of government content, which sounds dry, but includes a lot of NASA's work.

serial_dev 4y ago
I know it's not the point, but Pornhub doesn't really have apps that could be banned. All they have is an apk for Android, no iOS at all. It's probably due to porn apps having been banned on the app stores since forever.
- bozhark 4y ago
  most apps are just UI's for websites anyways
  - hutzlibu 4y ago
    Yes, but with the difference, that this website will be now always open and able to track and send data wherever, even when you don't use it.
ownlife 4y ago
To your second point -- I assumed that there would be an exception for government content, but my cursory reading of the bill (as a non-lawyer) suggests that... maybe there isn't. The only exceptions are for "law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security researchers." I suspect that many government agencies with a presence on TikTok don't use TT directly but rather are using some PR/communications service or another to connect with it. In that case, I guess this wouldn't inhibit those agencies' ability to put content on the platform. (For the curious, page 2001 - https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/JRQ121922.PDF https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/JRQ12192...)
prpl 4y ago
they will just contact it out