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US House reportedly bans WhatsApp on govt devices

International Business Times UK … · 6h

US Bans WhatsApp on Government Phones, Labels It 'High-Risk Application'

The US government has ordered a ban on WhatsApp from all official devices, citing serious concerns over transparency and data protection. In a surprising move on 23 June 2025, White House employees were instructed via an internal memo to stop using the Meta-owned messaging app with immediate effect.

Financial Times · 1d

US House of Representatives bans WhatsApp on government devices

Approved products in the US House of Representatives include Microsoft Teams, Signal, Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime, and Amazon-owned messaging service Wickr. Meta said WhatsApp, which has about 3bn users globally, is approved for official use in the Senate.

Computerworld · 1d

US House reportedly bans WhatsApp from staffers’ devices over security concerns

Meta’s messaging platform joins growing list of restricted applications as officials cite data transparency issues

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US House bans WhatsApp from staff devices

The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses ...

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Scottish government to remove WhatsApp from phones

It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.

Government staff could be disciplined for using WhatsApp for work, MSPs told

Lesley Fraser of the Scottish Government said it would be a disciplinary matter for staff to use the app for work from their ...

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