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European Parliament to ban TikTok from staff phone devices - reports

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Feb 2023 22:26
2 Min Read

The European Commission and the EU Council have already implemented the ban on TikTok of staffers phones last week.

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  • The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
    The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Reuters reported on Tuesday that the European Parliament has taken the decision to prohibit the use of the social media application TikTok from all government-owned devices, citing security reasons. 

The decision hasn't been announced yet, but sources told them the announcement would be made in the near future. 

The ban will also be enforced on devices with parliament email and other network access installed on them.

The European Commission and the EU Council already implemented the ban on TikTok of staffers' phones last week.

The bloc suspects the company may infiltrate government phones and access users' data.

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TikTok app banned by EP!

Belgium has to follow. @alexanderdecroo @DedonderLudivin @hadjalahbib @VincentVQ @elianetillieux pic.twitter.com/TvRMkABKQ7

— Theo Francken MP (@FranckenTheo) February 28, 2023

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Yesterday, the Canadian Government announced a similar decision to ban the use of TikTok on all government devices, citing the same reasons. 

The application is likewise banned on US Senate employees' government-owned devices.

China rejects allegations of cyber-attack

Beijing has categorically rejected western accusations of potential cyber-attacks on government devices. 

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the US has overstretched the concept of national security and abused state power to quash foreign businesses. 

The White House provided federal agencies a period of 30 days to remove TikTok on all federal devices. 

In response to the move, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday said "We firmly oppose those wrong actions."

🇨🇳🤜(*3*) China will not accept the threats from the USA over allegations of military support to Russia China's foreign ministry says Washington has "no right to make even the slightest attack on Sino-Russian relations." pic.twitter.com/x7Rdh1D5oC

— AC view from space (@Zaubitz2000) February 27, 2023

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