In an unprecedented move, the European Commission and Council of the EU have banned staff from using the Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns, in the latest example of growing strains between Beijing and the West.
Western governments are increasingly alarmed by evidence that Chinese technology companies assist the Communist Party and its intelligence services in gathering vast amounts of data all over the world — with a particular focus on high-value political and security targets.
The European Commission and the Council announced on Thursday they had requested that their staff remove the TikTok app from their work and personal devices with work-related apps installed.
A senior official told POLITICO that all Commission staff, who number about 32,000, were ordered on Thursday morning to remove TikTok from their official devices and that they must also remove the app from their personal devices if they have any work-related apps installed.
Alternatively, the staff members can delete work-related apps from their personal phones if they insist on keeping TikTok.
“To protect Commission’s data and increase its cybersecurity, the EC Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the TikTok application on corporate devices and personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service,” said the email sent to staff on Thursday morning.
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