The institution follows the same path as the European Commission and the US government, which have banned the application “for security reasons”.
Just six days after the European Commission vetoed the use of TikTok on its official phones, the European Parliament made the same decision. The community institution has directed all of its employees — approximately 8,000 employees — to remove the app from their corporate devices, including mobile phones, tablets and computers, by March 20.
The European Parliament has notified this decision through a statement, indicating that from that date “access to the TikTok website via our corporate network will be blocked”. The same comment “strongly” recommends all employees of the institution to remove the application from their personal devices.
The institution thus follows the decision that was already taken by the European Commission last week. The Chinese application will be banned from the Community Executive from March 15 due to “security reasons” and fear of possible cyber-attacks. In addition, its use and download is prohibited and employees must remove it from their corporate devices. For its part, the European Council has announced that it is considering taking measures in the same direction.
The company that owns TikTok, in turn, lamented the veto of its video broadcasting application, describing this decision by the European Commission as “wrong”. “We are disappointed with this decision. We believe it is wrong and based on fundamental misunderstandings,” said a spokesman for the Chinese company.
But for some time now, Brussels has been tightening the siege of the big tech companies and paying special attention to TikTok. So is the United States. The Joe Biden administration has banned this app from congressmen’s official devices because of the “security risks it poses.” Recent information suggests that the company that owns TikTok has been using the application to spy on several journalists. The platform is also a source of fake news and can censor and prioritize content through its algorithm.
Source: La Verdad
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