Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon, which has about 840,000 employees worldwide, has told company staff to delete TikTok from their phones because of security risks, Variety has confirmed.TikTok, the short-form video app owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance, should not be used on any device that can access Amazon’s email system, the company told employees in a memo Friday.
Amazon’s ban on TikTok was first reported by the New York Times.In a statement to Variety, a TikTok spokesperson said, “While Amazon did not communicate to us before sending their email, and we still do not understand their concerns, we welcome a dialogue so we can address any issues they may have and enable their team to continue participating in our.
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