From UK to New Zealand, eight international locations ban China’s TikTok

Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is as soon as once more dealing with backlash in two totally different continents resulting from safety issues. Within 24 hours, the UK and New Zealand banned TikTok on the telephones of the parliamentarian.

The ban brings the UK and New Zealand consistent with the US, Canada, the European Union (EU), and in addition India – which banned TikTok solely from the nation.

Meanwhile, China has accused the US of spreading false details about TikTok’s potential safety dangers.

Concerns about TikTok

According to the US FBI and Federal Communications Commission, TikTok dad or mum firm Bytedance may share the consumer knowledge of the application–such as shopping historical past, location, and biometric identifiers — with China’s authoritarian authorities.

In 2017, China applied a legislation, requiring corporations to offer the federal government any private knowledge related to the nation’s nationwide safety. There’s no proof that TikTok has turned over such knowledge, however fears abound because of the huge quantity of consumer knowledge it collects.

Countries which have banned TikTok:INDIA

During the Covid pandemic, the Central authorities banned TikTok and dozens of different Chinese functions over privateness and safety issues. The ban got here shortly after the Galwan conflict through which 20 Indian troopers had been killed. The ban was made everlasting in 2021.

US

The US authorities has given 30-day time to its authorities businesses to uninstall the app from their gadgets. The ban will apply solely to US lawmakers.

CANADA

Canada has additionally requested its authorities officers to not use TikTok app as a result of it presents an “unacceptable” threat to privateness and safety.

EUROPEAN UNION

The European Parliament, European Commission, and the EU Council, three high EU our bodies, have imposed bans on TikTok on employees gadgets.

Besides, Taiwan and Afghanistan have additionally banned the Chinese app. Pakistan has quickly banned TikTok not less than 4 instances, citing issues that the app promotes obscene content material.

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