COUNTRIES CRACK DOWN ON TIKTOK

As the U.S. is moving closer to a full-out ban on TikTok - here are some of the other countries that have taken a hard stance on the app:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan: Full ban over "filthy content" since April 2022.

🇦🇺 Australia: Partial ban, federal devices only, due to security concerns as of April 2023.

🇧🇪 Belgium: Temporary ban on government devices, citing security, in effect for six months from March 2023.

🇨🇦 Canada: Partial ban on government devices since February 2023 over privacy and security risks.

🇩🇰 Denmark: Partial ban, Defense Ministry devices from March 2023 for cybersecurity.

🇪🇺 European Union: Partial ban across main institutions on issued devices since February 2023.

🇮🇳 India: Complete ban against TikTok and other Chinese apps since 2020 for sovereignty and security.

🇮🇪 Ireland: Partial ban on government devices as of April 2023, citing privacy and security concerns.

🇯🇴 Jordan: Full ban continuing from a temporary measure started in December 2022.

🇳🇱 Netherlands: Discouragement of apps from aggressive cyber-program countries on government phones from March 2023.

🇳🇿 New Zealand: Partial ban for parliament devices since March 2023 due to security concerns.

🇳🇴 Norway: Partial ban, government and parliament devices, from March 2023 highlighting espionage risks.

🇵🇰 Pakistan: Multiple temporary bans since 2020, citing immoral content.

🇸🇴 Somalia: Full ban in 2023 to combat terrorist-related content and misinformation.

🇹🇼 Taiwan: Full ban on government devices from December 2022, citing national security risks.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Partial ban, government devices, from March 2023 over security concerns.

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