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Liberty Hill City Council voted to ban the use or installation of the social media app TikTok on devices used to conduct city business on Oct. 23.
The vote established an official policy for the city that aligns with Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that TikTok must be banned on government devices.
There is a section in the city’s policy that allows the city to consider prohibiting the app on employee-owned devices that are used to conduct government business.
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Abbott ordered the app removed and banned from government devices in 2022 over concerns the Chinese government could surveil Texans via the app.
Following his directive, the 88th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1893, which specifically requires cities to adopt a policy prohibiting the installation of the app and requiring its removal if already downloaded, according to Liberty Hill agenda documents.
