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Articles tagged with: TikTok
TikTok: Setting New Standards in Data Security Partner content
Technology
By TikTok
TikTok: Setting New Standards in Data Security
Every day each of us shares data about ourselves with hundreds of touch points, whether that’s buying a coffee, getting on and off the Tube, or visiting a website. People rightly want to know that their data is being kept safe, and that they can trust what companies say they are doing to keep data secure.
The Online Safety Bill risks making apps more vulnerable to attacks from bad actors
Culture
By Lord Kamall
The Online Safety Bill risks making apps more vulnerable to attacks from bad actors
Announcing the ban of Chinese social media app TikTok from being used on British government devices recently, Oliver Dowden was clear: “The security of sensitive government information must come first, so today we are banning this app on government devices.”
TikTok Banned On Parliamentary Network Over Data Security Concerns
Technology
TikTok Banned On Parliamentary Network Over Data Security Concerns
TikTok will be banned on the parliamentary network as data security concerns grow around the social media giant.
TikTok Banned On Government Devices In New Security Rules
Technology
TikTok Banned On Government Devices In New Security Rules
TikTok will be banned on government devices, and only pre-approved apps will be allowed across all government phones, Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office Oliver Dowden has confirmed.
MPs Face TikTok Ban On Government Devices But Critics Say It's 'Too Little, Too Late'
Technology
MPs Face TikTok Ban On Government Devices But Critics Say It's "Too Little, Too Late"
The government is set to ban TikTok on government devices after a security review is believed to have identified data risks associated with the Chinese-owned company.
Should MPs Be Worried About Using TikTok?
Technology
Should MPs Be Worried About Using TikTok?
MPs’ use of TikTok to bolster their personal brands is on the rise, and it’s not just younger parliamentarians on it – Energy Security and Net Zero secretary Grant Shapps is as enthusiastic about posting on the short video app as millennial MPs he shares the green benches with.
TikTok will not be safe until we can be sure our data is protected from China
Culture
By Nusrat Ghani MP
TikTok will not be safe until we can be sure our data is protected from China
Many of us parliamentarians have long worried about allegations that TikTok shares data with the Chinese Communist Party. I was therefore dismayed to discover that a parliamentary account had been created.
Rock Around The Tok: Meet the new generation of TikTok MPs
Parliament
By Zoe Crowther
Rock Around The Tok: Meet the new generation of TikTok MPs
When Nadine Dorries became Culture Secretary, she probably didn’t imagine she would soon be dropping her first rap on TikTok. Zoe Crowther explores MPs’ relationship with social’s fastest growing platform. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall.
TikTok Claims Russia Not Given 'Special' Treatment Despite Deleting Protest Posts After Kremlin Request
Foreign affairs
TikTok Claims Russia Not Given "Special" Treatment Despite Deleting Protest Posts After Kremlin Request
TikTok claims it did not give Russia “special” treatment after it agreed to a request from the Russian government demanding it delete posts of street protests supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
A TikTok Ban On LGBT Conversion Therapy Content Has Reignited Calls To Ban The Practice In The UK
Communities
A TikTok Ban On LGBT Conversion Therapy Content Has Reignited Calls To Ban The Practice In The UK
TikTok has become the latest social media platform to ban content promoting so-called “gay conversion therapy”, reigniting calls for the government to ban the practice.