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title: "After the UK, New Zealand has banned TikTok on government devices connected to parliament"  
description: "By March, TikTok will be banned on all parliament-connected devices in New Zealand."  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2023-03-17  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2890/after-the-uk-new-zealand-has-banned-tiktok-on-government-devices-connected-to-parliament  
category: "news"  
tags: ["news", "tiktok", "uk"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# After the UK, New Zealand has banned TikTok on government devices connected to parliament

New Zealand said it will ban the video-sharing app TikTok on devices that can connect to the country's [parliamentary](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45034/what-is-a-parliamentary-question) network. This makes New Zealand the latest country to restrict the use of TikTok on government-related devices.

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The potential that the Chinese government may utilise ByteDance, the Chinese firm that controls TikTok, to locate users and obtain their [contact information](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95174/how-do-i-add-contact-information-to-outlook-email) is causing increasing concern around the world.

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![After the UK, New Zealand has banned TikTok on government devices connected to parliament](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/n7ZVj62Kdd-7bFmFbYgXf8cVosdNZfRYZCYeUL5ovTa8yoKCFYwyTKLIQQsKDRVE9dcgordmUiECWZifOq0i1xuBbKZzpiWWhvKCZr3WtjLaXg3shERLvRCZnSytxkt-j-wt_kDaoY90joByAXJVSUM)

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The TikTok owners in China were contacted this week by the [Biden administration](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82219/what-are-the-daunting-challenges-that-are-inherited-by-the-biden-administration), who threatened to prohibit the app unless they sold their holdings. This demonstrates how important these concerns are.

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[**Also Read: TikTok is Coming to cars**](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301915/tiktok-is-coming-to-cars)

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TikTok usage will be restricted in New Zealand by the end of March on all devices connected to the parliament's network.

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The selection was determined after discussions with [cybersecurity](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126351/why-cybersecurity-is-important-for-your-business) experts, internal disputes within the government, and talks with other countries, according to Rafael Gonzalez-Montero, the chief executive of the Parliamentary Service, in an email to Reuters.

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The Service determined based on this evidence that the risks are not acceptable in the present New Zealand legislative setting.

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Special adjustments can be made for people who require the app to carry out their duties, he said.

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Reuters contacted Reuters for comment, but ByteDance did not respond [right away](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87928/help-your-children-avoid-internet-scams-right-away).

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On Thursday in Britain, the software was instantly banned from being used on official [cell phones](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/332298/why-cell-phones-are-not-safe-for-our-brains). For U.S. government organisations, the software must be uninstalled from authorised devices by the end of March.

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[**Also Read: After US and EU, Now Belgium Bans TikTok from Government.**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2878/after-us-and-eu-now-belgium-bans-tiktok-from-government)

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According to TikTok, the current prohibitions are motivated by "broader [geopolitics](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40051/is-geopolitics-making-companies-more-greedy-is-the-race-to-be-ahead-of-china-driving-income-inequality) and basic misconceptions," and the company has committed more than $1.5 billion in stringent [data protection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303929/what-is-data-protection-and-why-is-it-important) safeguards. It also refutes allegations of spying.

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