UK Probing TikTok’s Ownership, Security Minister Tugendhat Says
- Concerns over whether social media app poses cyber risk
- TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is based in Beijing
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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 Britain’s National Security Cyber Centre to look into the app, and said it is right to investigate concerns about TikTok’s ownership. “I haven’t had an answer yet,” he said.