TikTok calls EU’s move to ban app from its phones ‘Un-European’

The EU's move to ban the app follows TikTok's recent announcement that it would be opening a second data centre in Ireland.

The ban was part of a growing movement to restrict TikTok on government devices, spurred by concern about cybersecurity risks and the company’s ties to the Chinese government. 

TikTok was caught completely off guard when the European Union’s executive arm told staff to delete the video-sharing app from phones on Thursday.

Theo Bertram, TikTok’s vice president of European public policy said that TikTok’s executives found out via media reports. The European Commission department that issued the suspension never reached out to the company about any concerns.