Firm says moves in west to block video app on government phones have been ‘based on misplaced fears’
TikTok has said it would be “disappointed” if it was banned from UK government devices, after it was reported that ministers were due to follow the example of the US, Canada and the European Commission in blocking the social video app.
TikTok said moves to strip it from government-issued phones were based on “misplaced fears”. The app is under pressure over its ownership by Beijing-based ByteDance, with politicians on both sides of the Atlantic warning that the Chinese state could access its data or manipulate what people view on the app via its recommendation algorithm.
