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League City council votes to ban TikTok app from city-related devices. Here’s what you should know

Debbie Strauss, Executive Producer, HOUSTON

Brittany Taylor, Senior Digital Content Producer

Tags: tiktok, league city, tiktok ban, social media
FILE - This file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York on Feb. 25, 2020. A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns popular short-video app TikTok says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.(AP Photo/File) (Uncredited, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – In a 6-2 vote, League City council voted Tuesday to ban TikTok from city-related devices and business.

The ban went into effect immediately.

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It is not a city-wide ban and city employees will still be able to use TikTok on their own personal devices.

In December, the governor ordered state agencies to immediately ban employees from downloading or using TikTok on government-issued devices. The governor cited security and data vulnerabilities.

READ: Another city in Texas to consider banning TikTok

Read the resolution here:

In the spring, the Texas Legislature voted on the issue. The governor signed House Bill 1863 into law in June.

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About the Authors
Debbie Strauss headshot

Award-winning broadcast journalist covering local, regional, national and international stories. Recognized in the industry for subject matter expertise including: Legal/Court Research, the Space Industry, Education, Environmental Issues, Underserved Populations and Data Visualization.

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Brittany Taylor headshot

Award-winning journalist, mother, YouTuber, social media guru, millennial, mentor, storyteller, University of Houston alumna and Houston-native.

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