A ban of social media app TikTok in the UK is “plausible” but “less likely” than in some other countries, an industry expert has said.The app’s Chinese roots have come under scrutiny in the US and elsewhere amid security concerns over potential ties to the Chinese state, surveillance and other geopolitical issues.US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the Trump administration was “looking at” banning Chinese apps such as TikTok, while the platform was among more than 50 China-linked apps banned in India last week in the wake of a military skirmish between the two nations last month.In the UK, Boris Johnson’s Government is currently re-examining the role another Chinese firm, Huawei, should play in 5G networks – and is under.
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