BBC instructs staff to remove TikTok app from work devices

The BBC has advised its employees to delete TikTok from any work devices due to concerns raised by government authorities worldwide regarding data privacy and security. The broadcaster did not rule out banning the use of TikTok altogether. The Chinese-owned social media platform has been banned from government phones in the UK over security concerns. The Biden administration has also threatened to ban the app in the US unless its Chinese owners sell their stakes amid concerns that the social media platform poses a national security threat.