After the US took constructive steps against TikTok, European countries also took action. TikTok, which was previously banned for European Commission members, is now on France’s radar. France government, TikTok and similar social media applications, plans to prevent the use of ministers.
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According to the news in Bloomberg, France wants to go to social media restrictions for the management cabinet. At the beginning of these restrictions is preventing the use of TikTok or similar applications on the personal phones of ministers.
This move of France is based on China. to ByteDance monitors concerns about security risks posed by its application. TikTok is currently banned on government devices in France. However, it is thought that using the application on personal devices may also pose a security threat.
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The French government is working on a new directive to address these concerns for TikTok and other China-based apps. French government spokesman Olivier Veran emphasized that his concerns are not specifically linked to TikTok. However, he underlined that the personal phones of the ministers are not compatible with social media.
TikTok has come under intense scrutiny around the world for its processing of user data and ties to the Chinese government. The app has been subject to bans and restrictions in many countries.
shiftdelete.netShortly before United Kingdomciting security concerns, banned TikTok from government phones. US Congress last year, it restricted the application to government devices. European Commission employees were also told to delete the app by March 15.
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