DOJ Greenlights TikTok on Federal Devices After U.S. Data Divestiture
The Justice Department says federal employees may download TikTok on government devices after ByteDance divested control and moved U.S. data and operations to TikTok USDS, a majority-American joint venture. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded the restructuring removes the security risks that spurred a 2022 ban, with ByteDance remaining a minority shareholder and U.S. user data protected in Oracle’s cloud. The move follows bipartisan legislation and a Supreme Court ruling supporting sell-or-ban mandates, though enforcement had been delayed to allow investors to transition.