The future of short video platform Tiktok is now in danger all over the world, after India, America and Denmark, now Belgium has also declared short video platform Tiktok as a threat to national security.
Ban on use of Tik Tok
Government employees in Belgium will no longer be able to use Tiktok in their work phones. The Prime Minister of Belgium has announced this citing security. Let us tell you that earlier America and Denmark have also used Tiktok in government equipment citing national security. The use of Tik Tok has been banned.
Not allowed to use tiktok in belgium
Belgium’s federal government employees will no longer be allowed to use the Chinese-owned video app Tik Tok on their work phones, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Kru said in a statement. warned about the risks associated with the vast amount of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, and the company is helping the Chinese intelligence service. It is logical to ban the use of TikTok on phones provided by us. The security of our data and information must be strong.
Tiktok threatens the national security of many countries
Tiktok is continuously being banned in many countries citing national security. Recently, the Danish Ministry of Defense has banned the use of Tiktok in the phones of government employees. After banning Tiktok in government gadgets in the US too, preparations to shut down the short video platform have intensified across the country. The White House has also approved a bill to ban risky apps like Tiktok. Not only this, there is a demand to ban Tiktok in many other countries as well. Tiktok has also been partially banned in European Union, Canada, Taiwan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Why America banned tiktok
The US recently banned the short video platform Tik Tok from all government-owned gadgets. Recently, citing national security, the US Senate had also passed a bill regarding this. In this bill, it was said to ban the use of tick talk in government employees and government gadgets. Keeping the security in mind, the platform was banned. However, this was not a restriction for common users. Instructions were given to uninstall the short video platform Tiktok from government equipment immediately. It is being claimed that the government may soon enact a law regarding this.
Tiktok banned in India in the year 2020
Tiktok was banned in India in the year 2020. The government had banned 59 Chinese apps on 29 June 2020. This was the first time that such a large number of mobile apps have been banned by the government. Tiktok was the first name in this list. Apart from this, popular apps like CamScanner and PUBG were also banned. These apps were being called a threat regarding data security. America’s intelligence agencies including India had warned the government to block these apps.
