According to Reuters, TikTok is now prohibited on all devices owned and operated by the US House of Representatives.

According to reports, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House instructed all members and their employees to remove the software from their smartphones since it is

"high risk" because of many security problems Everyone whose phones were found to have the social networking app will be contacted to ensure it was removed.

This is only the most recent step taken by the US government to prevent the software from being used on the devices it controls.

The $1.7 trillion omnibus budget measure passed by legislators last week contains clauses that would prohibit TikTok from being used on executive branch devices.

After it was passed, the Chief Administrative Officer collaborated with the Committee on House Administration to adopt a comparable policy for the House,

After it was passed, the Chief Administrative Officer collaborated with the Committee on House Administration to adopt a comparable policy for the House,