Arkansas Bill Plans to Ban TikTok on Government-Issued Devices

By Matthew Moore

Published December 21, 2022 at 12:13 PM CST

TikTok surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads in October 2020.

A bill has been pre-filed for the 2023 general session that would ban the use of the social media app TikTok on any government-issued device. Experts and lawmakers weigh in on the impact of such a decision.

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Matthew Moore is senior producer for Ozarks at Large.

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