THE UK will not ban TikTok as the USA has, Downing Street has confirmed – as Americans are left with just hours until the app is scrapped.
A spokesperson for the UK government assured that it was working alongside all social media platforms to ensure that data protections rules were not being breached.
It comes after President Joe Biden signed a law last year, mandating US TikTok to separate from its parent company, China-based ByteDance.
Fears had spread that the company was using data collected via the app to gather information on millions of Americans.
The social media giant tried to appeal the decision at the US Supreme Court, arguing that such a ban would be unconstitutional and impinge on freedom of speech.
But the court this week ruled to uphold Biden’s decision to ban the app.
However, it does not appear that the same will happen in the UK.
The government spokesperson confirmed: “This is a matter for the US government. There are no plans to introduce a TikTok ban in the UK.
“We engage with all major social media companies to understand their plans for ensuring the security of UK data and to ensure they meet the high data protection and cyber security standards we expect.”
The Sun has reached out to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology for comment.
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