Europe should consider following the United States in banning TikTok, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Sunday, after accusing the short-video sharing app of spreading disinformation.
“Over the past years, weβve witnessed TikTok spreading disinformation & being a platform for election manipulations. On top of that, its vast data collection is known to pose a serious security risk. Banning TikTok must be considered in Europe as well,” Tsahkna said on X.
A Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday that TikTok had stopped opening for users in the US and disappeared from the App Store.
On Friday, the Supreme Court voted unanimously to uphold the law banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app in the US on national security grounds.
JUST IN – TikTok officially goes offline in the US. pic.twitter.com/QpJU97grSh
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 19, 2025
βΌοΈ BREAKING: TikTok announced that it has begun restoring the service in the United States
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 19, 2025
The company said it will work with US President-elect Donald Trump to develop a long-term solution to keep TikTok in the country. Earlier, he said he would consider delaying the blocking⦠https://t.co/lihLmAGLEM pic.twitter.com/YNEdfYckVk
