The move "interferes with the normal operations of relevant companies in the UK and will ultimately only harm the UK's own interests", its embassy in London said in a statement.ĭowden told parliament government devices would now only be able to access third party apps from a pre-approved list.
"We believe these bans have been based on fundamental misconceptions and driven by wider geopolitics, in which TikTok, and our millions of users in the UK, play no part," a TikTok spokesperson said.Ĭhina said the decision was based on political considerations rather than facts. TikTok said it was disappointed with the decision and had already begun taking steps to further protect European user data. "Restricting the use of TikTok on government devices is a prudent and proportionate step following advice from our cyber security experts," Dowden said. The United States, Canada, Belgium and the European Commission have already banned the app from official devices. The British government had asked the National Cyber Security Centre to look at the potential vulnerability of government data from social media apps and risks around how sensitive information could be accessed and used.
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