European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns. AfghanistanIs in talks to ban TikTok and video game PUBG, with the Taliban claiming those were leading Afghan youths "astray." Press Release: PTA has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the Platform to control immoral / indecent content. — PTA (@PTAofficialpk) November 19, 2021TaiwanBanned TikTok and some other Chinese apps on state-owned devices and in December 2022 launched a probe into the social media app over suspected illegal operations on the islandUnited StatesUS Congress passed a bill in December 2022 to ban TikTok on federal devices. The bill is yet to be signed off on by President Joe BidenUS Educational InstitutionsBoise State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas-Austin, and West Texas A&M University are some of the schools to ban TikTok on university devices and Wi-Fi networksUS StatesTexas, Maryland, Alabama and Utah are among over 25 states that have issued orders to staff against using TikTok on government devices

Source: The Express Tribune February 25, 2023 11:16 UTC