TikTok bans expand
The European Parliament (EP), one of the institutions of the European Union (EU), also banned the Chinese social media platform TikTok, after the Commission and the Council of the EU, for security reasons for its employees.
AP President Roberta Metsola sent an email to some 8,000 AP employees asking them to remove the app from their work phones and tablets starting March 20. In the email, the reason for the decision was stated as “cyber security concerns regarding the use of the TikTok social media platform, especially data protection and data collection by third parties,” while reported that it is strongly recommended. to remove the app from personal phones.
The EU Commission became the first EU institution to take a step in this direction by banning TikTok on February 23. Thus, TikTok was banned from all EU institutions.
TikTok, owned by the Chinese technology firm, raises national security concerns in some countries. In the US, TikTok has been banned for use on devices used for the official service. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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