[U.S. Lifts Ban on TikTok Usage on Federal Government Devices] BlockBeats News, August 12 – According to reports from the U.S. on August 11, the U.S. government has lifted a directive that prohibited the use of the short video social platform TikTok on federal government devices. The decision was made because TikTok's U.S. operations have been restructured and are no longer considered a national security threat. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revoked the directive, which was issued in 2023, through a memorandum on August 10. The directive had banned the use of TikTok on U.S. federal government devices. Previously, the U.S. Department of Justice had issued a written opinion concluding that TikTok no longer falls under the category of regulated applications as defined by relevant laws. Since the end of 2022, the U.S. federal government and several states had banned the use of TikTok on government electronic devices, citing so-called "data security" concerns. (CCTV News)