TSA halts employees from using TikTok for social media posts

Schumer talking to reporters following a Democratic strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate's top Democrat is raising questions about TSA’s use of the China-owned video app TikTok, citing potential national security concerns and a ban by the Department of Homeland Security, he said in a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske. — AP

WASHINGTON: The US Transportation Security Administration said on Feb 23 it has stopped allowing employees to use the China-owned video app TikTok to create social media posts for the agency after the Senate’s top Democrat raised concerns about potential national security issues.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter letter Saturday to TSA Administrator David Pekoske, months after news reports that the US government launched a national security review of the app, which is popular with millions of US teens and young adults. Schumer also cited a Department of Homeland Security policy prohibiting TikTok on agency devices.