Key Points
A person familiar with UK plans said at the weekend that the app would be banned, following a similar decision by the European Commission..
Western governments have become increasingly worried about TikToks potential national security risk, in light of concerns around its parent company, ByteDance Ltd...
The UK is carrying out an important investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said, but he refused to be drawn on whether it would be banned from UK government mobile devices...
Speaking to broadcasters on Tuesday morning, Tugendhat confirmed that he has asked Britains National Security Cyber Centre to look into the app, and said it is right to investigate concerns about TikToks ownership..
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