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No 10 said the move to ban TikTok on Government devices was ‘prudent’ (Yui Mok/PA) — © Yui Mok Downing Street said the decision to ban TikTok from Government phones was a “prudent and proportionate step” after China criticised the app abolition. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden on Thursday announced the ban citing fears over the protection of sensitive UK Government data. It means users of Government-issued devices, bar officials given specific exemptions, will be prohibited from using the popular video-sharing application. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Britain accused ministers of acting “based on its political motive rather...
