No 10 should follow parliament and ditch TikTok, says Tory MP
by Aubrey Allegretti and Dan Milmo from Technology | The Guardian on (#623YZ)
Ex-leader Iain Duncan Smith urges ministers to cut ties with Chinese-owned platform over data fears
Downing Street and senior ministers have been urged to follow parliament in shutting down their TikTok accounts over concerns about the app's connection with China and rising tensions over Taiwan.
After a successful lobbying campaign by Conservative MPs, the Speakers of the House of Commons and Lords ordered officials to close down the @ukparliament account, saying they had not been consulted about its creation and had been made aware of reasons for concern.
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