On Tuesday, the UK’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, directed the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) to investigate whether they should ban the video app from government devices.
- According to a directive issued by the security minister, the UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) is investigating TikTok.
- The United Kingdom will follow in the footsteps of the United States, the European Union, and Canada to conduct a security and data protection review of TikTok.
- The authorities are considering whether the Chinese-owned video app is a potential national security threat.