EU bans TikTok on government phones as national security concerns grow from Western lawmakers. TikTok says it feels blindsided by the lack of 'due process.'
TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, accused the EU of not consulting with it before making the move.
"So we are really operating under a cloud. And the lack of transparency and the lack of due process. Quite frankly one would expect, you know, some sort of engagement on this matter," Caroline Greer, TikTok's director of public policy and government relations, told Reuters. The company did not respond to Insider's request for comment.
At a news conference on Thursday, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said the decision was an internal one, and the agency does not have to give a reason for it, Reuters reported. EU staff members will also have to remove TikTok from their personal devices if those devices access corporate services,
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