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☆ New York City Bans TikTok on Government-Owned Devices
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | More About Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York City on Wednesday joined a wave of states and federal agencies in banning TikTok from government-owned devices based on security concerns, snuffing out some popular city-run TikTok accounts in the process. Jonah Allon, a spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams, said in a statement that the city’s Cyber Command determined that the app “posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” City agencies must remove the app within 30 days and employees will lose access to TikTok and its website from city-owned devices and networks. The TikTok accounts of Mr. Adams, the city’s Department of Sanitation and the Department of Parks and Recreation all updated their bios with this message: “This account was operated by NYC until August 2023. It’s no longer monitored.”Numerous government officials have been restricting access to TikTok in reaction to concerns that the app, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, could give Beijing access to sensitive user data. New York State has banned TikTok on state-issued mobile devices for more than three years, with some exceptions.

Persons: Jonah Allon, Eric Adams, Adams, It’s Organizations: Wednesday, Command, city’s Department of Sanitation, Department of Parks, Recreation, New York State Locations: York City, City, Beijing

☆ New York City to delay enforcing law against Airbnb hosts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Supporters of Airbnb hold a rally on the steps of New York City Hall showing support for the company on October 30, 2015 in New York City. The City of New York will delay enforcing a municipal law that Airbnb said could limit the number of people who can host rentals in the city, a Friday court filing showed. The short-term rental company filed a lawsuit against the city on June 1 over the law it called a "de facto ban" against short-term rentals set to go into effect on July 1. Under the law, hosts must be permanent occupants of the units being rented and must register with the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement before posting rentals. Airbnb said that in the first week of July, more than 5,500 short-term rentals are reserved to host more than 10,000 guests in New York City.

Persons: Airbnb, Jonah Allon, Eric Adams, Karen Dunn, Paul, Weiss Organizations: New York, Mayor's, New York City, Garrison Locations: Airbnb, New York City, The City, New York, Rifkind, Wharton

☆ Airbnb sues New York City over its short-term housing restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Airbnb on Thursday sued New York City over its restrictions on short-term housing rentals, in a legal dispute that pits the company’s concerns about its ability to operate in a key market against the city’s efforts to address an affordable housing crisis. The San Francisco-based tech company sued New York City over the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, a local ordinance passed in 2022 and set to begin being enforced next month. The law requires short-term rental hosts in the city to register with the mayor’s office, disclose who else lives on the property and agree to comply with other city codes. Three Airbnb hosts in New York City also filed a companion lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit is the latest example of Airbnb clashing with officials in New York City and New York State over the past decade.

Persons: CNN — Airbnb, Airbnb, ” Airbnb, Jonah Allon, ” Allon Organizations: CNN, New York, New York State Locations: New York City, San Francisco, ”, Manhattan, New York

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