Delta Air Lines will ban its employees from using TikTok on their personal devices if those devices are used to access any work-related systems, the airline told employees on Thursday. Six.
In a memo sent to employees that TPG viewed and confirmed by multiple airline employees, the airline cited a U.S. request that government contractors not install TikTok or any other any program by parent company ByteDance on devices used to perform government work. Delta, like most airlines, sells flights to the government and provides charter operations.
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According to the memo, employees who use personal phones or other devices, such as tablets, to access any Delta system — including e-mail, scheduling, internal network employees and other systems — must delete this app at the end of the day. Friday. Many employees use their personal phones to manage their e-mail and schedules.
It remains unclear whether Delta will continue to use its own TikTok channel, which has more than 512,000 followers as of Friday night. The airline did not immediately respond to TPG’s request for comment.
The memo, posted on Friday, after a same rule set up by Southwest Airlines was first reported by Gary Leff. Southwest told employees it would block the app from its network, but did not appear to impose restrictions on personal devices, though it is unclear whether personal devices will still be allowed to use them. access work functions such as email or not.
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It is unclear how other airlines, including American and United, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment, planned to respond to requests.
As TikTok grows in popularity, some government officials have raised privacy concerns and noted the Chinese government’s ability to influence the Beijing-based company to gain revenue. collect information about Americans.
Over the past few years, airlines, among other brands, have enjoyed success on TikTok with short-form videos that range from wry self-doubt to behind-the-scenes shots of the operation.
Employees have also found resonance in smaller communities and a general global audience, with pilots, flight attendants, ramp workers and others documenting their lives in the workplace. work and inside jokes for their colleagues.
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