List of countries that have implemented partial or complete ban on TikTok

European Union’s govt arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the usage of standard Chinese app TikTok on its workers’s telephones because of cybersecurity considerations.

EU’s transfer underscores the rising foyer in opposition to the social media app owned by ByteDance, the world’s most beneficial start-up, over considerations of its proximity to the Chinese authorities and maintain over person knowledge internationally.

Here is an inventory of nations and entities which have carried out a partial or full ban on TikTok:

India
Banned TikTok and dozens of different apps by Chinese builders on all gadgets in June 2020, claiming that they have been probably dangerous to the nation’s safety and integrity.

Afghanistan
Is in talks to ban TikTok and online game PUBG, with the Taliban claiming these have been main Afghan youths “astray.”

Pakistan
Banned TikTok a minimum of 4 instances, with the newest ban working for 4 months until November 2022, over what the federal government mentioned was immoral and indecent content material on the app.

Taiwan
Banned TikTok and another Chinese apps on state-owned gadgets and in December 2022 launched a probe into the social media app over suspected unlawful operations on the island

United States
U.S. Congress handed a invoice in December 2022 to ban TikTok on federal gadgets. The invoice is but to be signed off on by President Joe Biden

U.S. Educational Institutions
Boise State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas-Austin, and West Texas A&M University are a number of the faculties to ban TikTok on college gadgets and Wi-Fi networks

U.S. States
Texas, Maryland, Alabama and Utah are amongst over 25 states which have issued orders to workers in opposition to utilizing TikTok on authorities gadgets

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