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South Dakota bans two more Chinese apps from state devices

Gov. Rhoden says move made in effort to 'defend South Dakota citizens from evil foreign governments'

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Mar 05, 2025
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TikTok isn’t the only Chinese application that South Dakota state employees can’t use.

Gov. Larry Rhoden and the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (BIT) on Tuesday banned DeepSeek and RedNote on state devices.

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