I'm in fact surprised that any such apps were allowed in the first place. Every time I see one of these articles I'm surprised for the exact same reason.

The only exception that would make sense would be if your job involves public affairs/social media presence in an official capacity.

Otherwise, yes social media apps of any flavor are too risky and don’t belong on government phones.

Same. My work phone allows a very, very narrow set of applications to be installed from a pre-approved list. Social media is absolutely not on there.