Western governments are moving to ban their civil servants from using the Chinese-developed app amid espionage fears, writes mcleodd.
Governments in the Western world are moving to ban their civil servants from using Chinese-developed app TikTok. They’re worried, they say, that the Chinese government could use the social media platform for espionage.
The US government is, not surprisingly, leading the charge. But Canada and the EU have recently joined in seeking to restrict the app on work devices...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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