'New technology battle between China and the US is only going to take us further down the path of a Cold War-style confrontation that most would prefer to avoid' says Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller
On Monday, Sweden’s military banned its staff from installing Chinese-owned TikTok on official devices, joining several other western nations and government agencies in clamping down on the highly popular short-form video-sharing app.
As the ban keeps growing, the BBC has asked its staff to install the app on corporate devices only if there is a “justified business reason” to do so. Earlier this month, Denmark’s DR became the first national broadcaster to ban the app from staff’s work devices. “This doesn’t apply to other US-based social media parent companies, such as Meta and Twitter,” he adds. “TikTok has been caught doing things which have increased people's suspicions of the platform. For example, using location tracking activity on journalists from BuzzFeed and the Financial Times in the US.”
“These initiatives have a snowball effect, and we'll probably see many more countries and big organisations like the BBC implement some sort of restrictions on their staff, particularly if the US does decide to go ahead with the ban nationwide.”Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller feels there could be “some legitimate security concerns” regarding TikTok’s usage in specific circumstances though the countries have to present hard evidence of any data misuse.
He says that this war is being fought on several levels, including the US’ ban on transferring semiconductor manufacturing technology to China. “In turn, these moves are only likely to spur China’s determination for greater self-reliance and reduced cooperation with the West. There are parallels with the 'space race' between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War,” he says.
“For the US to implement so many restrictions and limitations or potentially trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok will not be seen favourably by the Chinese government,” Miller adds.Last month, the White House informed federal agencies that they had 30 days to remove the app from government-owned devices. Some agencies, such as the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, already have restrictions in place.
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