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The Justice Department says federal employees can now download TikTok to their government devices, According to Reuters.
A 2022 law prohibits federal employees from using a short video app on those devices, but the Justice Department reportedly says the law no longer applies, thanks A deal to transfer ownership of TikTok’s US operations Into a joint venture backed by Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. (Oracle is serving as security partner for the new joint venture, while previous owner ByteDance retains a 19.9% stake.)
The Justice Department memo reportedly says President Donald Trump has allowed “employees of executive branch agencies” to “download TikTok to their official devices, at the discretion of the agency and consistent with all applicable workplace policies.”
After a ban that focused on government employees and government agencies, the app was banned more broadly across the United States. But once the law went into effect early last year, The application only stops briefly Before Trump repeatedly delayed the move and urged providers to restore access.
