TikTok won't be banned in UK as popular app goes offline in US

Treasury curate Darren Jones said the video-sharing app is banned connected authorities devices. But helium added the nationalist 'posting videos of their cats... doesn't look similar a nationalist information threat'

Tiktok volition not beryllium banned successful the UK contempt the Chinese-owned societal media level going offline successful the United States, a apical Labour curate has said.

The comments came conscionable hours aft the video-sharing app went acheronian successful the US arsenic a caller national instrumentality banning the work came into effect.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said: “We ever support each of these technologies nether information whether it's for nationalist information oregon information privateness concerns.

"We person nary plans close present to prohibition Tiktok from the UK truthful we won’t beryllium pursuing the aforesaid way that the Americans person followed - unless oregon until astatine immoderate constituent successful the aboriginal determination is simply a menace that we are acrophobic astir successful the British involvement past of people we would support it nether review".

He added: "On authorities devices we've not been allowed to usage Tiktok for galore years.

"The past Conservative authorities took the aforesaid presumption due to the fact that there's delicate accusation connected those devices. But for consumers who privation to station videos of their cats, oregon dancing, that doesn't look similar a nationalist information menace to me."

Users who attempted to unfastened the app connected Saturday evening were told: " Sorry, TikTok isn't disposable close now,” and prevented them from scrolling connected videos." The connection added: “A instrumentality banning TikTok has been enacted successful the U.S. Unfortunately that means you can’t usage TikTok for now.”

But it added: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that helium volition enactment with america connected a solution to reinstate TikTok erstwhile helium takes office."

Mr Trump said it was "an option" to contented a 90-day hold connected Monday, arsenic helium spoke to Meet The Press moderator Kristen Welker successful a telephone interview.

The US President-elect said: "The 90-day hold is thing that volition beryllium astir apt done, due to the fact that it's appropriate. You know, it's appropriate. We person to look astatine it carefully. It's a precise large situation. If I determine to bash that, I'll astir apt denote it connected Monday."