The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the European authorities of the European Union allow TikTok to be blocked in the EU. The politician stated that the EU “is aware of the danger” of the Chinese social network.
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“This cannot be ruled out,” von der Leyen said, according to Politico.
The head of the European Commission added that the agency was “the first organization in the world to ban TikTok on business phones.”
Last week, US President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok in the states unless ByteDance sells its US business within 270 days.
US authorities explain their decision by concerns about the security of US users’ data collected by an application “that is controlled by foreign adversaries” of the country.
In mid-April, the European Union required ByteDance to provide a child safety assessment of the TikTok Lite app by April 26, 2024. Amid the demands, the EU suspended the rewards program for social network users. social for completing tasks.
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