The United Kingdom has become the latest major jurisdiction to prohibit TikTok from being used on government devices. Following a security review ordered by ministers, the measure went into effect immediately. The restriction is part of a broader set of restrictions on third-party apps on government devices.
“The security of sensitive government information must come first, so today we are banning this app on government devices,” the government’s second highest-ranking minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden, said in a statement. “The use of other data-extracting apps will be monitored.”
