The US state governor said China’s government gathers data from devices that access TikTok and uses this information to ‘manipulate the American people’. The US state of South Dakota has banned the use of TikTok among government staff, due to alleged data gathering from the Chinese Communist Party. The ban applies to any South Dakota government agency, employee or contractor using state devices. It prohibits downloading or using TikTok or visiting the website on any state-owned or state-leased electronic device. South Dakota’s government said this order is due to the “growing national security threat” posed by TikTok. Governor Kristi Noem…