CNN —More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices, according to a CNN analysis, reflecting a wave of recent clampdowns by governors and state agencies targeting the short-form video app. The accelerating backlash by states against TikTok, which has at least 100 million users in the United States, extends to states governed by Republicans and Democrats, and spans all regions of the country. Many of the states have singled out TikTok for executive action, with governors prohibiting the social media platform from government networks and devices. A handful of states are mulling legislation to restrict TikTok, mirroring similar efforts at the federal level by US lawmakers. Nearly two dozen states announced restrictions late last year amid reports that a negotiation between TikTok and the US government had stalled over whether the company could continue offering its services in the United States.

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