TikTok is one focus of conflicts between China and other governments over technology and security that are disrupting processor chip, smartphone and other industries. Legislators and employees in New Zealand’s Parliament will be prohibited from having TikTok ’s app on phones, the government said Friday. India has banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the WeChat message service, on security and privacy grounds. The United States also has imposed restrictions on access by Chinese companies to processor chip and other technology on security and human rights grounds. The ruling Communist Party blocks most internet users in China from seeing TikTok and thousands of social media and other websites.

Source: ABC News March 17, 2023 20:25 UTC