Belgium has banned the use of TikTok on government devices.
The ban will last for at least the next six months.
- The decision, announced by Belgium's federal government, is based on national security concerns.
- TikTok has not made a statement about this decision yet.
- The Belgian government stated that TikTok could be used for digital espionage and that banning the app makes sense.
- The European Union's three main institutions have all banned the app.
- Denmark also followed suit shortly after.
- In the U.S. and Canada,
TikTok bans have begun being implemented since early 2023. Recently, a
group of U.S. Senators introduced a bill that would enable the Biden
Administration to ban the app.
- Texas banned the app for government officials and universities, and 22 other U.S. states have taken similar measures.
