The firm behind the app offers to meet Sadiq Khan to address what it calls 'misconceptions'.
London City Hall staff will no longer be allowed to use TikTok on official devices amid security concerns.It mirrors a similar decision by the UK government to ban ministers from using the app on their work phones following a security review.
TikTok strongly denied claims it gave users' data to China's government and offered to meet Sadiq Khan to address what it called "misconceptions". The app, which has exploded in popularity in recent years, gathers a lot of information on users - including their age, location, device and even their typing rhythms.US-based social media sites also do this, but TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has faced claims of being influenced by Beijing.on Thursday to ban the app from its network over security concerns and it is a move the GLA wants to adopt too.
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