John Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to WGME-TV (Channel 13 in Portland) about Maine considering banning TikTok on government devices, as many other states have done. “It’s not really about spying; it’s really more about influence. … If we’re going to focus on TikTok as a problem, we really read more Ippolito featured on WGME discussing TikTok bans on government devices