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TikTok faces blocking by ‘British parliament’ and heavy whitewashing by ‘US’

A spokesman for the British Parliament said: after the governmentEnglanddecide to ban tik tok And when this issue is brought to the latest parliamentary considerationparliamentEngland also agreed to ban it.applicationin all parliament type devices including the network

“We pay attention tocyber securitysupreme,” said a spokesman for parliament.

United States, Canada, Belgium and the CommissionEuropehas issued a ban ongovernment agencyIt’s official.

“We are disappointed despite submitting an application But we have not had the opportunity to explain any concerns and ask for a factual opinion and fair treatment for our competitors.” TikTok he said in a statement

spokesperson’s parttick ticksaid the parliamentEnglandHe misunderstood TikTok’s business goals, adding that it had adjusted its policies to protect data and access user privacy in the UK and Europe.

However, TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user data from the app could ByteDance A Chinese owned company could fall into the hands of the Chinese government. which undermines the benefitsstabilityfrom the West

On the other hand, US congressmen questioned TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzhi on March 23, accusing the app of showing potentially offensive content. “Mental suffering” for young users It is an attempt to pressure the administration of President Joe Biden to ban the app in the United States.

Both Democratic and Republican congressmen have questioned Zhou. Can the Chinese government access American consumer data? And how can TikTok ban youth from accessing dangerous content?

Bob Latta, a Republican from Ohio, described the death of a 10-year-old girl who took part in a “blackout challenge” where she choked herself with a clip that nearly knocked her unconscious. Latta said TikTok should not be protected by Section 230 of the Fair Communications Act of 1996, a law that keeps online platforms from being held liable for content created by their users.

Mr replied. Zhou said that such an incident is “Disappointing” and TikTok does not allow such dangerous challenges.

TikTok has long been criticized for not censoring enough content in its app, with Eko, a corporate accountability group, revealing its findings. Hashtags on Tik Tok related to suicide have surpassed one million posts and a total of 8.8 billion views.

Tik Tok has previously launched various tools that allow parents to control their children’s use of TikTok. and in March Tik Tok reveals that It is beginning to develop a feature that allows parents to block videos that contain words or hashtags that parents do not want their children to see.