![]() Top US official Brendan Carr, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, described India’s ban on TikTok as an “incredibly important precedent” in an interview with local outlet The Economic Times. ![]() There, the question of whether to ban TikTok outright is a matter of hot debate, after a Bill to allow a nationwide restriction was introduced to Congress last week. The government called the app “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”.ĭelhi’s approach is an inspiration to some in Washington. It came at a moment of geopolitical tensions between the Asian powers following a skirmish between Chinese and Indian troops. India banned the app entirely back in 2020, in a move that shut down its market of 1.4 billion to dozens of Chinese applications simultaneously. The British government is also expected to announce a ban on the app for government officials, and has not ruled out wider restrictions. ![]() It is hard to keep up with the European governments either restricting the app for civil servants or ordering security assessments – Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Latvia, and now Slovakia.īeyond the EU, civil servants have been restricted from using TikTok in Canada and Taiwan, which is reportedly considering an outright ban.
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