Europe Ignores TikTok Ban Threat from US: Politicians Unfazed Amidst Data Security Concerns
The United States has passed a law requiring the sale of TikTok, a popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, within a year due to security concerns and potential data access by China.
However, Europe's response has been muted, with less debate about the app as the EU election approaches.
Unlike the US, Europe seems less convinced of the need for action against TikTok at this time.
TikTok is planning to challenge the legal issues in court in the US, while European politicians are taking a passive approach despite concerns over data security.
TikTok, which denies handing data to the Chinese government, has been bolstering its lobbying efforts in Europe to address concerns and open data centers in the region.
However, European politicians' response is described as "catastrophically nonexistent" by Jakub Janda of European Values think tank.
TikTok has implemented its data protection plan, named Project Clover, which includes the opening of an Irish data center under the supervision of cybersecurity firm NCC Group.
The company aims to appeal to European politicians with its reach of 142 million users in the EU.
Unlike the US, Europe seems less convinced of the need for action against TikTok at this time.
TikTok is planning to challenge the legal issues in court in the US, while European politicians are taking a passive approach despite concerns over data security.
TikTok, which denies handing data to the Chinese government, has been bolstering its lobbying efforts in Europe to address concerns and open data centers in the region.
However, European politicians' response is described as "catastrophically nonexistent" by Jakub Janda of European Values think tank.
TikTok has implemented its data protection plan, named Project Clover, which includes the opening of an Irish data center under the supervision of cybersecurity firm NCC Group.
The company aims to appeal to European politicians with its reach of 142 million users in the EU.
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