Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has joined more than 20 other states in banning TikTok from all state-issued government devices “to protect critical infrastructure.”
“It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party is actively trying to steal U.S. intellectual property and Americans’ personal information. It’s a major threat to our national security and critical infrastructure, costs the U.S. economy hundreds of billions annually, and jeopardizes American jobs,” Reeves, a Republican, said in a press release issued on Jan. 11.
“Mississippi isn’t going to sit around waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to steal our state government data, and that’s why I issued this directive. It will help us better protect our state’s sensitive information and critical infrastructure,” he added….