10 Countries That Have Bans on TikTok

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership banned TikTok and the game PUBG in 2022 on the grounds of protecting young people from “being misled.”

TikTok was banned from devices issued by the Australian federal government.

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Belgium temporarily banned TikTok from devices owned or paid for by the federal government, citing worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation.

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The Dutch central government banned apps including TikTok from employee work phones citing data security concerns.

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Lawmakers in New Zealand and staff at the nation’s Parliament will be prohibited from having the TikTok app on their work phones, following advice from government cybersecurity experts.

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Pakistani authorities have temporarily banned TikTok at least four times since October 2020, citing concerns that app promotes immoral content.

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British authorities in mid-March banned TikTok from mobile phones used by government ministers and civil servants with immediate effect.

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Canada announced government-issued devices must not use TikTok, saying that it presents an “unacceptable” risk to privacy and security.

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“Recreational” use of TikTok and other social media apps like Twitter and Instagram on government employees’ phones has been banned because of worries about insufficient data security measures.

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India imposed a nationwide ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps like messaging app WeChat in 2020 over privacy and security concerns.

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Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership banned TikTok and the game PUBG in 2022 on the grounds of protecting young people from “being misled.”

AFGHANISTAN

TikTok was banned from devices issued by the Australian federal government.

AUSTRALIA

Belgium temporarily banned TikTok from devices owned or paid for by the federal government, citing worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation.

BELGIUM

The Dutch central government banned apps including TikTok from employee work phones citing data security concerns.

NETHERLANDS

Lawmakers in New Zealand and staff at the nation’s Parliament will be prohibited from having the TikTok app on their work phones, following advice from government cybersecurity experts.

NEW ZEALAND

Pakistani authorities have temporarily banned TikTok at least four times since October 2020, citing concerns that app promotes immoral content.

PAKISTAN

British authorities in mid-March banned TikTok from mobile phones used by government ministers and civil servants with immediate effect.

UNITED KINGDOM

Canada announced government-issued devices must not use TikTok, saying that it presents an “unacceptable” risk to privacy and security.

CANADA

“Recreational” use of TikTok and other social media apps like Twitter and Instagram on government employees’ phones has been banned because of worries about insufficient data security measures.

FRANCE

India imposed a nationwide ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps like messaging app WeChat in 2020 over privacy and security concerns.

INDIA