TECH - After Biden Signs TikTok Ban Into Law Top EU Leader Says Not Ruling Out Action Against Chinese Platform: 'We Know Exactly The Danger' | Benzinga
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has suggested that a ban on TikTok in the EU is a possibility.
What Happened: Von der Leyen made the statement during a debate in Maastricht on Monday, where the lead candidates for the 2024 EU election were discussing various issues, reported Politico.
The moderator had referenced the situation in the U.S., where TikTok is facing a potential national ban after President Joe Biden signed the bill last week, unless its owner, ByteDance, sells the platform.
“It is not excluded,” von der Leyen said, before adding that the Commission was “the very first institution worldwide to ban TikTok on our corporate phones.”
“We know exactly the danger of TikTok,” she ...