North Dakota governor lifts ban on TikTok from state devices

By: Michael Achterling

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 314

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong this week lifted a ban on TikTok for state-owned devices, citing a change in ownership for the social media company.

The TikTok ban for state government devices had been in place since a 2022 executive order from then-Gov. Doug Burgum. The prohibition aimed to safeguard the state’s cyber infrastructure and citizen data from the China-based technology company ByteDance, which owned TikTok.

Armstrong’s office announced he is rescinding that …

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