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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

When will Czech and Denmark (puppets of USA) declare such warnings against Google, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and Microsoft? Spoiler: they will never dare to, because national security is basically excuse for curbing democratic freedoms of citizens they so love to honk and scream about.