Following Other States, Georgia Has Also Banned The TikTok Application In Its Territory

The governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, has joined the ban on the use of TikTok in his area (photo: Twitter @TeamKempGA)

JAKARTA - Georgia became a state that also banned the use of TikTok on all devices controlled by the state government, arguing that the Chinese government might be able to access users' personal data.

Not only TikTok, the Georgian government has also banned the use of two other messaging applications, including WeChat and Telegram, because the two applications originating from Chinese and Russian companies pose the same risk.

"The state of Georgia has a responsibility to prevent any attempts to access and compromise its secure data and sensitive information by foreign adversaries such as the CCP," Georgia Governor Brian Kemp wrote in a memo, citing ABCNews.

Apparently, Kemp's decision came from a comment by FBI Director Chris Wray earlier this month that China could be using TikTok as a spying tool.

Georgia is not the only state that has banned the use of TikTok, the other states that have issued bans first are Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

In fact, the US Senate passed a bipartisan bill to ban TikTok. However, the bill has not been approved by the US House of Representatives. Another bill to regulate or ban TikTok and other apps is also pending in Congress. The US armed forces have banned the app on military devices.