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United States of America: Implemented Executive Order 24 Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on State Government Technology

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Implemented Executive Order 24 Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on State Government Technology

On 31 December 2022, Executive Order 24, Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on State Government Technology, was implemented. The Order requires TikTok, WeChat and any other applications developed by ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited to be uninstalled and prohibits access to them through the State network. Additionally, any contractors or partners working with the State of Virginia must comply with the Order.

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Scope

Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2022-12-16
adopted

On 16 December 2022, the Governor of the State of Virginia signed Executive Order 24, Banning the U…

2022-12-31
in force

On 31 December 2022, Executive Order 24, Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on St…

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