The European Union is actively considering a ban on TikTok due to rising concerns over data privacy and potential harms to children. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has not ruled out the possibility of a ban, which could follow a recent move by the U.S., where President Joe Biden signed a law requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the platform or face exclusion from app stores. The EU has already banned TikTok from its phones, pushed back on TikTok Lite, and initiated an investigation into harms to kids, indicating a stringent approach towards managing the social media platform's operations within the bloc.
EU TikTok ban ‘not excluded’ – von der Leyen Last week, US President Joe Biden signed a law demanding that the platform’s Chinese owner sell it or be barred from app stores Details: https://t.co/eMTrlpMR6Z https://t.co/HujhrKLBFv
TikTok could end up getting banned in the EU next https://t.co/BtZoffmERL
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TikTok could be banned in Europe as well as the US https://t.co/sh603KjFc3 by @benlovejoy
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