Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is set to be banned on phones and other devices used by government ministers and civil servants on security grounds.

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U.K. bans TikTok on government devices

UK News: TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user data from the app owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance could end up in the hands

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'UK to ban TikTok on government phones'

Ministers fear sensitive data is at risk - but TikTok denies handing information to Chinese government.

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TikTok: UK ministers banned from using Chinese-owned app on government phones

The ban follows a security review which looked at the potential vulnerability of government data from social media apps on devices.

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U.K. bans TikTok on government devices over security concerns

The UK on Thursday announced a security ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices. Western authorities have been taking a firm approach to the app due to fears that user data could be abused by Chinese officials.

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UK Bans TikTok on Govt Devices Fearing Abuse of User Data by China

The UK government will ban TikTok on official devices.

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Evgeny Lebedev

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UK banning TikTok on official devices

The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in Canada, the European Union and the United States.

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Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries in barring the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns.

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UK bans TikTok on government phones over security concerns

British authorities say they're banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver

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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

The UK on Thursday announced a security ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices, in line with action by the European Union and the United States. "We will do so with immediate effect," Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told parliament. Western authorities have been taking an increasingly firm approach to the app, owned by the firm Bytedance, citing fears that user data could be used or abused by Chinese officials. Oli…

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi

UK Bans TikTok On Government Devices "With Immediate Effect"

The European Commission and the US Congress have already outlawed Chinese-owned social media app TikTok following concerns about possible cyber attacks

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UK Government bring in immediate TikTok ban over hacking fears

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