New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament

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New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation's Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones.

Global worries have grown over the possibility that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent business.

Biden administration insisted that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their holdings or risk having the app banned in the United States.

By the end of March, all devices in New Zealand with network connectivity to the parliament will be prohibited from using TikTok.

For those who need the app to perform their job responsibilities, special accommodations can be made.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Defense Force both announced on Friday that they had already enacted bans on TikTok on work devices.

Britain immediately prohibited the app from being used on government smartphones.

The action was taken as a “precautionary approach to protect the safety and security” of the personnel.

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