VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform's Chinese parent company.
The school said in a statement issued last week that the app is one of UBC’s fastest-growing social media platforms, used by students, staff and faculty for entertainment, research, outreach and recruitment.
It said the university had recently evaluated"the use of certain TikTok marketing features" and concluded they did not comply with British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. UBC’s official TikTok account, which has over 4,000 followers, continues to operate, posting a video featuring cherry blossom scenery on campus last Wednesday, the day after the university issued its warning.
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