The announcement comes after Sen. Chuck Schumer sent a letter blasting the federal agency for still using the app even after the Pentagon and DHS banned it.
"The TSA is to be recognized for its work to engage a variety of stakeholders with airline rules and safety, but it also must acknowledge the ironic risk it's placing its own agency -- and potentially the public -- in with its continued use of the China-owned TikTok app," Schumer said in a statement Sunday.An illustration shows a TikTok logo displayed on a smartphone, Jan. 6, 2020.
Schumer accused the TSA of posting TikTok videos on agency accounts even as TikTok was being federally probed, pointing to a viral"nopes" and"yeps" of carry-on luggage and a"romantic tips" for travelers videos."These videos sure do make you chuckle; they're creative," Schumer said.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks to reporters following a Democratic strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 11, 2020. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks to reporters following a Democratic strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 11, 2020.A spokesperson for the TSA told ABC News Monday that the agency has an"award-winning presence on several social media platforms" but that it has never published any content to TikTok or directed viewers to it.
"A small number of TSA employees have previously used Tik Tok on their personal devices to create videos for use in TSA's social media outreach, but that practice has been discontinued," the spokesperson added.
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