Breaking news: Following the successive bans on TikTok in the USA and the EU, there has been an important development regarding the social media giant in Turkey. The Personal Data Protection Board fined TikTok 1 million 750 thousand TL for viewing children’s personal information and collecting data without permission.
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The videos shared on TikTok, which is one of the most used social media platforms and has millions of users, are frequently on the agenda on other platforms, and sometimes controversial content is also included.
TICTOK PROHIBITION IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE USA
On the other hand, yesterday in the USA, government agencies were given 30 days to enforce the ban on the use of TikTok on official phones.
Many government agencies, including the White House, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department, banned TikTok without waiting for the December vote in Congress. The US Senate unanimously passed the bill on December 15, 2022, which bans federal government employees from downloading TikTok to state-owned devices due to “national security concerns”.
On December 28, 2022, the US House of Representatives banned the download and use of the TikTok application on official devices used by its members and employees. Many states have passed similar laws banning the use of TikTok, including Maryland, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Indiana, and Texas.
The European Union (EU) executive body, the EU Commission, also imposed a TikTok ban on its employees on February 23 due to security concerns.
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