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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

TikTok users posting cat videos do not threaten UK national security, minister says

The TikTok app displaying a message that reads: 'Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!'
TikTok stopped working in the US at the weekend before a federal ban comes into force. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

TikTok users posting videos of cats or dancing do not pose a security threat to the UK, a cabinet minister has said, as he defended the government’s decision not to ban the Chinese-owned video platform.

The government has allowed the app to continue running in Britain, as it stopped working in the US before a federal ban comes into force.

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