Tsinghua university., Public university in Beijing, China

London, Aug 4 After MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government, the UK Parliament suspended and deleted content of its TikTok account, days after its launch.Senior MPs and peers had called for the account to be removed until TikTok gave "credible assurances" no data could be handed to China, reports the BBC."Based on member feedback, we are closing the pilot UK Parliament TikTok account earlier than we had planned," a UK Parliament spokesman was quoted as saying."The account was a pilot initiative while we tested the platform as a way of reaching younger audiences with relevant content about Parliament," it added.Meanwhile, TikTok, owned by Chinese companyTikTok spokeswoman said it was "disappointing" that Parliament would not be able to connect with users of the app in the UK.Offering to reassure the MPs who raised concerns, the spokeswoman said TikTok would be willing to "clarify any inaccuracies about our platform".Peers and MPs, including former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and recent party leadership contender Tom Tugendhat, flagged those concerns in a letter to the speakers of both Houses of Parliament.In the letter, the peers and MPs, who have been sanctioned by the Chinese government for speaking out about human rights abuses in the country, said they were "surprised and disappointed" by Parliament's decision to set up the account.The letter said the data security risks associated with the app were "considerable".TikTok executives were "unable to reassure MPs that the company could prevent data transfer to ByteDance, should the parent company make a request for it", the letter said."The prospect of Xi Jinping's government having access to personal data on our children's phones ought to be a cause for major concern," it added.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tsinghua University.FOLLOW

Tsinghua university., Latest News

San Francisco, Aug 7 After Google said they had achieved what quantum computing researchers had sought for years, ... ...

Beijing, Aug 7 As Apple is gearing to launch its next-generation series of iPhones, a new report said ... ...

Authorities in China said that they have detained a man who attacked a kindergarten in Jiangxi province, in which three people were killed and six others were injured. ...

Beijing, Aug 5 China has launched a classified reusable vehicle on a secret mission to low-Earth orbit, media ... ...

New Delhi, Aug 5 Tech giant Apple is likely planning to ship its next-generation iPhone 14 simultaneously from ... ...

Mumbai, Aug 4 The benchmark indices fell marginally on Thursday after rising for six straight sessions, with Sensex ... ...

New Delhi, Aug 4: China's tax revenue is slowing. On one hand the rise in economic uncertainty has impacted ... ...

London, Aug 4 After MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government, ... ...