US to prohibit the use of the TikTok App on Government Devices US steps to limit the usage of TikTok - the video short application that is accused of posing a security threat and source of misinformation have been going on this week. On Tuesday morning, lawmakers included a plan to prohibit government employees from using this Chinese app on devices used by the government in a major spending bill. The Senate passed last week the bill authored by Republican Senator Josh Hawley to bar federal employees from accessing the app, operated by ByteDance and accessible on devices used by…