After the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, New Zealand also banned the use of TikTok on all devices connected to the parliamentary network.
Rafael Gonzalez-Montero, chief executive of the New Zealand Parliamentary Service, said the decision to ban following the cyber security proposal was made after consultation with experts and other countries and governments. However, special arrangements will be made for the availability of TikTok for those people who need this application to do their work.
He said that in the light of the available information, we concluded that the security of the current parliamentary environment of New Zealand cannot be jeopardized in any way, and the ban will be applied from March 31.
Earlier, the US, Canada, Belgium, and the European Commission have already banned TikTok citing security concerns.
In its reaction to New Zealand’s decision to ban TikTok after Great Britain, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says that these two countries should not exaggerate the meaning of national security and that companies from all countries should provide the same competitive environment.
