The U.K. is the latest to ban TikTok on government phones because of security concerns

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The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone on Feb. 28. British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned app from government mobile phones on security grounds. Matt Slocum/AP

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LONDON — British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told Parliament that the ban applies with immediate effect to

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