TikTok will be blocked on devices and the Parliament network. But it can still be used in Parliament on personal devices that are not connected to Wi-Fi – the program is not completely blocked throughout the country.

what is known

The House of Commons and House of Lords committees announced that they will follow the government’s guidelines regarding official devices, citing the need for cybersecurity. A parliamentary spokesperson said TikTok will be “blocked on all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network”.

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith welcomed the move, but called for the ban to be extended even to ministers’ personal devices. He tweeted: “We welcome the decision to block TikTok on all Parliament devices, it’s a good decision. Given the strong position the Parliament took after banning TikTok on government phones, it’s time to ban TikTok on Ministers’ personal phones as well.”.

A similar decision was made in Scotland, where the use of TikTok on payphones and other devices is banned.

TikTok’s answer

TikTok described the parliament’s move as “false and based on fundamental misconceptions about our company.”

TikTok is used by millions in the UK, and potentially denying users access to and interaction with their agents is a self-defeating step, especially in our collective fight against misinformation.
– said the spokesperson of the company.

The Chinese developer also says we are not given the opportunity to fix problems and wants us to be “treated on an equal footing with our competitors”.