Use of TikTok from the browser of an Amazon laptop is permitted. (Representative)
Amazon.com Inc. has asked employees to remove the TikTok video sharing application from their mobile devices by July 10 on “security risks”, according to a note to employees read by Reuters.
“Due to a security risk, the TikTok app is no longer allowed on mobile devices that access Amazon email. If you have TikTok on your device, you must remove it before July 10 to keep the mobile access to Amazon email. At this point, using TikTok from your Amazon laptop browser is allowed, “according to the email.
Representatives from Amazon.com did not immediately return requests for comment.
“Although Amazon did not contact us before sending its email and we still do not understand their concerns, we welcome a dialogue so that we can resolve any issues they may encounter and allow their team to continue participating in our community, “TikTok replied in a statement.
China-owned social media platform TikTok, among the fastest growing digital platforms in history, faces scrutiny outside of China. India banned TikTok and other Chinese apps in June.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier this week that Washington is considering banning TikTok in the United States. When asked if the Americans should download it, he replied to Fox News, “Only if you want your private information to be in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.”
In March, two Republican senators introduced legislation to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their government-issued phones amid growing national security concerns over the collection and sharing of data about American users. with the Chinese government.
Last year, the US Navy banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the short video application posed a “cybersecurity threat”.
In November, the US government launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co’s acquisition of the billion-dollar US social media app Musical.ly, reported Reuters last year.
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