TikTok: A Controversial App for Official Phones and Intellectual Property.
TL;DR
Despite cybersecurity risks, many members of the European Parliament are opting to stay on TikTok to win over young voters ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections. The Parliament had ordered staff to delete the app from work devices due to security concerns, but political groups and individual MEPs are finding workarounds to continue using the platform. The center-right European People's Party has 51,000 followers on TikTok, while Irish independent member Clare Daly has over 370,000 subscribers.
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