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DOJ cleared TikTok for federal workers' government phones after yearslong ban
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel determined that a restructured TikTok joint venture no longer violates a 2022 law prohibiting the app on federal technology. This decision allows federal workers to use TikTok on government-issued phones, ending a prolonged ban.
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