A French Senate commission of inquiry says TikTok should be given until January 1 next year to come clean about its links to China or face a ban in France and possibly Europe. – AFP pic, July 6, 2023.
FRENCH MPs today called on the government to ban video-sharing platform TikTok unless it clarifies its links to China, days after the government blamed social media for fuelling recent riots. A Senate commission of inquiry set up to probe TikTok’s handling of data and “influence strategy” said in its final report the firm should be given until January 1 next year to come clean or face a ban in France and possibly Europe.
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