The European Union's executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app.
have banned TikTok from official government devices.
"The reason why this decision has been taken is to ... increase the commission's cybersecurity," commission spokesperson Sonya Gospodinova said at a press briefing in Brussels. “Also, the measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyberattacks against the corporate environment of the commission.
Staffers would be required to delete TikTok from private devices that they use for professional business by March 15, EU representatives said, but did not provide any details on how that would be enforced.this month for failing to disclose that she had installed TikTok on her government-issued phone.aimed at getting big online platforms to clean up toxic and illegal content along with the bloc's strict data privacy rules.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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