European Commission bans staff from using TikTok

According to Politico, all employees were instructed to delete TikTok from their work devices

Staff were ordered on Thursday morning to remove TikTok from their official devices.

The European Commission has banned employees from using social media app TikTok on all corporate devices.

The decision comes amid rising security concerns surrounding Chinese technology companies, prompted by rumours of data gathering via applications such as TikTok.