The Dutch government has reportedly told public authorities to refrain from using Chinese social media platform TikTok over data security fears.
The government ban in the Netherlands appears to be part of a growing trend of deChinafication within Western tech spheres.
For example, the EU’s internal markets commissioner, Thierry Breton only recently threatened to see the platformHowever, compared to the likes of the UK and U.S. which have expressed major concerns over the data of individual users, Breton reportedly threatened that such a ban could be put in place should the Chinese platform refuse to censor content that the EU does not like.
“We will not hesitate to adopt the full scope of sanctions to protect our citizens if audits do not show full compliance,” the Commissioner threatened, making reference to the idea that TikTok, being popular with “younger audiences”, must take “greater responsibility” when it comes to content censorship.
Despite Breton’s demands being unlikely to strike a chord with many of the EU’s allies in the likes of the United States, Breton’s concerns over how TikTok controls the content put on its platform does seem to have some legitimacy, with it recently being revealed that senior figures within the company’s owner can largely decideAccording to a report last week, the CCP-linked platform would “promote some videos to help diversify the content experience”, though insiders reportedly claim that such...
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