In addition, the video app of a Chinese company must be removed from private devices on which apps from the European Commission are used before March 15, a spokeswoman for the Brussels authority confirmed on Thursday. The reason for the decision is concerns about cyber security.
According to the spokeswoman, this is a temporary measure that must be checked regularly. Tiktok criticized the move. “We are disappointed by this decision, which we believe is misleading and based on fundamental misunderstandings,” a spokeswoman said. The European Commission has been contacted to correct this.
The Internet platform Tiktok, which belongs to the Chinese Bytedance group, has long been accused of insufficient data security and a lack of protection for young users. For example, it is feared that the Chinese state could gain access to Tiktok data. Tiktok denies that.
In the United States, then-President Donald Trump threatened to ban Tiktok a few years ago. He pointed to concerns that Chinese authorities could use Tiktok data to gather information about Americans. Joe Biden’s administration is also putting pressure on the service. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Tiktok had presented Washington with a plan for a major restructuring of its US operations to remain active in the United States.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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