The European Union's two biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones for cybersecurity reasons, marking growing concerns about the Chinese short video-sharing app and its users’ data.
Responding to the announcement, Tiktok said it was disappointed and surprised that the Commission had not reached out before instituting the ban.to bar federal employees from using TikTok on government-owned devices. TikTok is banned in India.
"To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission's Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service," it said in a statement. A spokesperson for TikTok said it had not been contacted directly by the Commission, nor offered any explanation for its decision.
The European Parliament said it was aware of the Commission's action and that it was in contact with it.
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