Different accusations and arguments against the platform ICT Tac they suspend the permanence of the social network in the different nations of the world. Canada, the United States and the 27 countries that make up the European Union have banned the use of this “application” on the devices for official use of each of their personnel.

These nations have made different arguments against the platform, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, by opening the possibility that the Asian giant can access the data of certain users.

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For its part, the United States has given federal agencies 30 days to remove the social network from all government devices and private contractors. Thus, the government of President Joe Biden fulfills a bill passed in the US Congress late last year that requires federal agencies to remove Tik Tok, for fear of user data falling into the hands of the Chinese government.

According to information collected by EFE, the television channel ‘CNN’ assured that the spokesperson for Tik Tok Brooke Oberwetter released a statement in which he called the limitation political theater.

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“The Tik Tok ban on federal devices passed in December without any debate, and sadly that approach has served as a model for other governments around the world.“, said.

Notably, a House committee will vote on a Republican-backed bill that would give Biden the power to ban the platform altogether. Then this should be approved by both chambers, yet the measures against China are one of the few issues that unite right and left in Congress.

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For its part, according to information from ‘France 24’, the European Parliament in less than a week, decided to ban the Chinese app for sharing short videos from its staff’s phones over security concerns.

In addition, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union last week censored the app on their staff’s phones, underscoring growing concerns about the company and its possible use by the Chinese government to collect data and promote their own interests.

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In addition, Canada has joined other governments’ requests for social network limits. This country has announced that it will ban the app on the mobile devices it provides to its staff, alleging “an unacceptable level of risk” to privacy and security.

“On a mobile device, TikTok’s data collection methods provide considerable access to phone content,” Treasury Minister Mona Fortier said in a statement, adding in a statement that the decision was made as a precaution.
“We have no reason to believe at this time that any government information has been compromised.“, he added.

Similarly, a Tik Tok spokeswoman said the Canadian decision to block the app was “curious” as it was made.without citing specific security concerns», and regretted that the government did not contact them before the official announcement.

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This ban in Canada comes a few days after a similar decision by the European Commission, which prohibited the use of Tik Tok to its staff to “protect” the institution, following the example of the American authorities.

It should be noted that relations between China and Canada have deteriorated drastically in recent years, particularly after Ottawa’s arrest, at the request of the United States, of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in 2018.

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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, a nonpartisan ombudsman and officer of Parliament, announced last week that he had launched an investigation into Tik Tok in an effort to establish its compliance with Canadian law.
Its work consists in particular in verifying that “TikTok has obtained valid consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information”.

In addition, the Danish Parliament reported that it had asked its MPs and all its staff to uninstall the app from the mobile devices it provides, due to the “risk of espionage”.

China has accused the United States of abusing its state power and its concept of national security after Washington announced that it would veto the application of government measures.

Chinese foreign spokeswoman Mao Ning has claimed that the United States is abusing by unjustifiably cracking down on companies from other countries. “Great power US lacks self-confidence amid fears of app popular with young people“, he stated.