A remarkable TikTok decision came from New Zealand. Accordingly, lawmakers in the country will be banned from using TikTok for security reasons. Officials said the move came on the advice of the government’s cybersecurity experts.
IT WILL BE EFFECTED AT THE END OF THE MONTH
The ban in New Zealand will take effect later this month, following similar decisions being implemented in other countries. However, the ban decision in the country will only apply to the public phones of about 500 people in parliament, not all government employees as in the USA and England.
Other agencies will then be able to decide to enforce their own bans.
“I’m not that modern and trendy,” New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told reporters he doesn’t have TikTok on his phone. said.
TIKTOK IS ON THE AGENDA DUE TO SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS
TikTok faces severe restrictions due to security and privacy concerns that it could be used to spread pro-Chinese views and access user information.
The European Union (EU) executive body, the EU Commission, imposed a TikTok ban on its employees on February 23 due to security concerns.
After the EU Commission and Council, the European Parliament, one of the EU institutions, banned the Chinese social media platform TikTok on the grounds of security concerns to its employees.
In Norway, Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl had to apologize for failing to report that she had installed the TikTok app on her government-allocated phone.
The Danish Ministry of Defense has banned its employees from using the Chinese social media platform TikTok on devices used in official services, within the scope of cyber security measures.
TIKTOK BAN IS EXTENDING
In the USA, many government agencies, including the White House, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and the State Department, banned TikTok without waiting for the vote in Congress in December 2022.
The US House of Representatives also banned the download and use of the TikTok application on official devices used by its members and employees on December 28, 2022.
Many states, including Maryland, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Indiana, and Texas, have passed similar laws banning the use of TikTok. (AA)