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TikTok Faces Tension From The West

The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible US ban. The move is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by US officials and legislators who have raised fears that TikTok’s US user data could be passed on to China’s government. While in the UK, the Government has banned staff from using TikTok on their work phones over fears that sensitive data could be leaked to China.

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    TikTok banned on all government devices with ‘immediate effect’

    TikTok banned on all government devices with ‘immediate effect’

    Rishi Sunak is expected to ban staff from using TikTok on their work phones later today, it has been reported. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden …

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