Mamdani is rescinding New York City government's TikTok ban

[Polybius]

Source: Politico

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani is permitting city government employees and agencies to use TikTok again, reversing a ban his predecessor enacted out of data security concerns.

Mamdani, whose prolific social media use became a hallmark of his successful 2025 mayoral campaign, announced the reversal of the TikTok prohibition in a brief video released on the app Tuesday morning.

“TikTok, we’re back,” Mamdani said in a four-second video posted to the @nycmayor account. The clip came after POLITICO first reported the announcement was imminent.

The @nycmayor handle had been inactive since 2023 when former Mayor Eric Adams banned TikTok from being used on city government devices due to concerns about the app’s ownership ties to the Chinese government.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/mamdani-is-rescinding-new-york-city-governments-tiktok-ban-00851884?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

[msongs]

1. city employees should not be using any city internet for personal reasons while on duty or

using city owned devices IMO, how many thousands of hours are paid to people net surfing on the job?