LIBERTY HILL, Texas — There are more bans for TikTok in Central Texas – this time from city leaders in Liberty Hill.
This week, Liberty Hill City Council voted to ban the use or installation of the app on any device used for city business.
The vote aligns the city with Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that TikTok must be banned on government devices. That stems from concerns the Chinese government could watch Texans and collect their data.
Abbott’s directive says all Texas cities are required to ban the app on government devices by Nov. 20.
Earlier this year, national leaders proposed a law that would force TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company to sell the app or be banned in the U.S. The social media giant argued that law is unconstitutional and violates free speech.
The Department of Justice says the app is a national security threat. TikTok has repeatedly said it does not share Americans’ data with the Chinese government.
A panel of judges in a federal appeals court are set to decide the constitutionality of the law in December. If TikTok loses, it could appeal to the Supreme Court ahead of the January deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S.