“Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna said Europe should consider banning the Chinese app TikTok, following the example of the United States.β, β write: epravda.com.ua
Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna said Europe should consider banning the Chinese app TikTok, following the example of the United States. His words are quoted by the Estonian broadcaster ERR, writes “European Truth”. According to Tsakhna, in recent years, Europe has witnessed how TikTok is used to spread disinformation, fake news and influence election results. “The clearest example of this happened very recently in Romania, where the results of the first round of the presidential election were annulled after it was determined that Russia interfered in the election through a massive online campaign,” he said. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia emphasized that applications such as TikTok do not provide balanced information, but allow the effective dissemination of biased information. “TikTok is not a means of mass information, but a weapon of influence,” he is sure. The minister noted that TikTok collects a lot of data about the user, but it is not clear who has access to this data. “Since TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, there are legitimate concerns that the data could end up in the hands of Chinese authorities. Last year’s Foreign Intelligence Service Yearbook also said that TikTok collects a large amount of information that could be useful for intelligence gathering, extortion, as well as a cyber attack,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized. Therefore, he emphasized that the ban on TikTok should also be considered in Europe, taking into account the security risks. On Saturday, January 18, the TikTok app was shut down in the US, less than two hours before the ban took effect. US President Donald Trump has said he will “most likely” delay the ban on TikTok for 90 days after taking office on January 20. He noted that he has not yet made a final decision. Trump himself is more sympathetic to TikTok and recently said he saw no reason to abandon the platform, bragging about its reach. Mike Waltz, his nominee for national security adviser, said the president-elect would “find a way” to keep TikTok available in the US. European truth