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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Sabbagh, Dan Milmo and Safi Bugel

UK expected to ban TikTok from government mobile phones

TikTok on a phone
Some said Britain should also extend the TikTok ban to cover personal phones used by ministers and officials – and even consider a complete ban. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Britain is expected to announce a ban on the Chinese owned video-sharing app TikTok on government mobile phones imminently, bringing the UK inline with the US and European Commission and reflecting deteriorating relations with Beijing.

The decision marks a sharp reverse from the UK’s previously relaxed position, but some critics and experts said Britain should also extend the ban to cover personal phones used by ministers and officials – and even consider a complete ban.

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