TikTok to be banned on UK government phones
"However, as is always the case, we do advise individuals to practise caution online and to consider each social media platform's data policies before downloading and using them."
It told the BBC it would continue to use TikTok among a "wide range of digital channels... to promote the work of the Armed Forces and to communicate our support to Ukraine". The US banned TikTok from official devices in December, and the Commission followed suit last month. Canada, Belgium and India have taken similar action.Larry the Downing Street cat starred in the most recent No 10 TikTok video in the summer of 2021
Critics fear the policy could expose data on devices used by political leaders and officials to Beijing.The UK Parliament closed its TikTok account last August. The Downing Street TikTok page has not been updated since Boris Johnson left office in September last year, but others including the MoD and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps, have updated their pages more recently.It's very enticing. It's incredibly easy to record short videos, add music and fun filters all within the app.
A US TikTokker shared a video criticising the Chinese government's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, and it was taken down. TikTok said this was a mistake.
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