The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that the federal law prohibiting the installation of TikTok on government devices no longer applies to the app's current version in the U.S. This decision follows an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel, which clarified that the ban targeted versions with specific ownership issues linked to ByteDance. Federal agencies now have the discretion to decide whether to permit TikTok on official devices, though they may still restrict it based on factors like work efficiency. The White House has deferred comments to the Justice Department.