No10 resists calls to follow EU on staff TikTok ban


Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Rishi Sunak is resisting calls to ban Government officials from using TikTok. It comes amid renewed concerns from some Tory MPs about the use of the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app by government and parliamentary staff following the European Commission decision to suspend the use of TikTok on devices issued to staff or personal devices that staff use for work. A similar ban has already been introduced in the US for federal government employees. Alicia Kearns, the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman, is leading the call for the Government in the UK to follow suit. Former health secretary Matt Hancock...