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Belgium also bans TikTok on government phones (www.politico.eu)
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"TikTok is a Chinese company that currently is mandated to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a statement. The Belgian ban is based on a risk analysis by the country's intelligence services and recommendations by the national cybersecurity center.

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[-] ailiphilia@feddit.it 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

National cybersecurity agency deems TikTok a threat to Czechia

The Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) has today warned Czechs against downloading the Chinese video application TikTok. It has labeled the app a “security threat” and said the public should “think twice” before using it.

Danish public broadcaster advises staff against using TikTok

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

Banning every US based social network when?

Oh who am i kidding.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't government devices ban all social media? Surely that's not vital to gov't employees jobs...

[-] mim@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

China to allow every US based social network when?

Oh who am I kidding.

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

China took the lead in that...

[-] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Good, why would you want US tech giants operating in your country, hoovering up data on all your citizens? Which they got caught doing by the way:

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good thing China would never think to do that to its own citizens and worldwide.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Difference is that US is a despotic regime that's a blight upon humanity and a planet as a whole.

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile China dumps fill on coral reefs in an attempt to take over the territorial waters of other countries, then makes pitiful cries when the US sails right through their false claims. China would match the US sin for sin throughout the modern era if it had the capability.

[-] m532@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Why are usa ships near china. Yankees always invade invade invade. Thousands of kilometers away from their coast. Those rogue ships should be treated like the pirate ships they are.

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Why are usa ships near china.

What are you talking about? These are hundreds of miles from China's shores.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

Look, US is just like a parent looking over their child here.

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