TikTok Ban on U.S. Government Devices Lifted

The Trump administration has lifted the ban on TikTok's use across U.S. government devices, marking a significant policy reversal. The Justice Department now says the U.S. version of the app is majority American-owned and operates independently of ByteDance.

The move follows a January agreement that transferred control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a consortium led by Oracle and Silver Lake. That deal was designed to address long-standing national security concerns about data handling and Chinese ownership.

Officials declared that TikTok no longer poses a threat, reversing years of scrutiny from Washington where lawmakers viewed the platform as a potential risk.