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Councils ponder TikTok use after bans

Councils are weighing up whether to continue using TikTok after the Cabinet Office and Local Government Association said it was down to them to decide.

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By Dan Peters | 11 April 2023

Councils are weighing up whether to continue using TikTok after the Cabinet Office and Local Government Association (LGA) said it was down to them to decide.

The UK Government has banned the video-sharing app due to security concerns but the Cabinet Office said its decision did not apply to wider public sector organisations.

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