European Commission bans employees from using TikTok

The European Commission has today announced that ban of social media app TikTok for all it’s employees. This was disclosed through an email sent to staff today.

The commission has now banned its employees from using the app on all corporate devices as well as private devices with commission’s applications.

The decision comes amid rising security concerns surrounding Chinese technology companies, prompted by rumours of data gathering via applications such as TikTok.

According to the email, all employees were instructed to delete TikTok from their work devices. They were also asked to remove the app from their personal devices if they had work-related applications on the phone. Staff were also given the choice to delete all work-related apps from their personal phone so they could carry on using the app.

Dolupo Balogun

Written by BoomRadioNG