A complete ban on TikTok is getting closer. More and more European countries are banning the app

We recently reported, that the European Commission has banned employees from using TikTok. It turns out, The European Parliament also resorted to such steps. The official decision has not yet been announced, but a Reuters source reports, that the rules have already been set. European Parliament staff will not be able to use TikTok on any official devices, neither on private, if they have parliamentary mail installed.

The White House is giving U.S. Federal agencies 30 days to eliminate the social media application TikTok from all states-investigated mobile applications for the development of security incentives. https://t.co/buRMNXSXUa

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2023

TikTok is banned not only in Europe, but also in the United States. The White House gave government agencies 30 days for that, to remove the Chinese app from federal devices and systems. The reason is concern about the security of American data. Federal Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha explains, that we are talking about protecting the country's digital infrastructure, and the safety and privacy of Americans. However, ordinary US citizens can still use TikTok. However, the country is discussing the possibility of banning it..

There are even more similar examples. TikTok is being deleted, eg, from official devices, used by Foreign Affairs Canada employees. More and more people are talking about it, that TikTok collects user data, and Chinese law requires, so that such information is available to the authorities.

ByteDance claims, that he doesn’t spy on Americans at all. Chinese Foreign Ministry Representative, on the other hand, referred to the ban on the use of TikTok by staff of EU institutions. According to him, The EU considers itself the most open market in the world and unjustifiably blocks companies from other countries.