North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has banned the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from devices owned by the state government's executive branch, joining several other Republican state leaders to establish restrictions on the app.

North Dakota joins Iowa and Alabama as the latest states to sign executive orders restricting access to the popular app from state-owned devices, citing national security concerns stemming from Chinese government involvement.

Burgum announced the ban on Tuesday, which will prohibit downloads of TikTok on government-issued equipment or while connected to the state's network and bar visits to the TikTok website.

"TikTok raises multiple flags in terms of the amount of data it collects and how that data may be shared with and used by the Chinese government," Burgum said in a statement.

Republican governors in Maryland, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah have already taken action to ban or restrict TikTok for state employees' devices.

"Protecting citizens' data is our top priority, and our IT professionals have determined, in consultation with federal officials, that TikTok raises multiple flags in terms of the amount of data it collects and how that data may be shared with and used by the Chinese government," said Burgum.

TikTok has over 100 million users in the U.S. despite facing harsh backlash from government officials. The U.S. military has banned the app on its devices, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., recently proposed a bill banning TikTok in the U.S. altogether.

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