                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED APPLICATIONS AND WEBSITES (§ 2.2-5514.1)

A. For the purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different
meaning:
			&#8220;ByteDance Ltd.&#8221; means the Chinese internet technology company
founded by Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo in 2012, and any successor company or
entity owned by such company.
			&#8220;Public body&#8221; means the same as that term is defined in &#xA7;
2.2-5514.
			&#8220;Tencent Holdings Ltd.&#8221; means the Chinese multinational
technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in
Shenzhen, China, and any successor company or entity owned by such company.
			&#8220;TikTok&#8221; means the video-sharing application developed by
ByteDance Ltd. that hosts user-submitted videos.
			&#8220;WeChat&#8221; means the multipurpose social media, messaging, and
payment application developed by Tencent Holdings Ltd.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, no employee or agent of any public body
or person or entity contracting with any such public body shall download or use
any application, including TikTok or WeChat, or access any website developed by
ByteDance Ltd. or Tencent Holdings Ltd. (i) on any government-issued device or
government-owned or government-leased equipment, including mobile phones,
desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, or other devices capable of
connecting to the Internet, or (ii) while connected to any wired or wireless
Internet network owned, operated, or maintained by the Commonwealth.

C. The Superintendent of State Police or the chief law-enforcement officer of
the appropriate county or city may grant an exception to the provisions of
subsection B for the purpose of allowing any employee, agent, person, or entity
to participate in any law-enforcement-related matters.

HISTORY: 2023, c. 768.