{
  "id": 680903,
  "title": "‘TikTok may be used on government devices’: Trump administration removes TikTok ban on government phones, so employees are now free to doomscroll once again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/tiktok-may-be-used-on-government-devices-trump-administration-removes",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/tiktok-may-be-used-on-government-devices-trump-administration-removes-tiktok-ban-on-government-phones-so-employees-are-now-free-to-doomscroll-once-again"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US government has lifted the ban on TikTok being installed on government devices.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}