NSC to decide on TikTok PH fate this month

POPULAR social media app TikTok will be judged by the National Security Council, if it is to be banned, especially on official devices.

According to NSC assistant director general Jonathan Malaya, they will submit their recommendations to National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The said Chinese-based app had been banned on government-issued devices in Australia, Canada and the UK.

The said ban stemmed from fears that the Chinese Communist Party is using it to spy on people or promote propaganda.

TikTok has denied this numerous times.

Presently, TikTok is banned on US government devices. The White House is currently undertaking a security review, so as to determine whether the popular video-sharing app can still operate in the country.

According to Malaya, they had been cautious on the possible TikTok ban on government devices so as not to prevent backlash from the public.

He recognized that it would be a hotly contested debate with regards to the policy and that they “would like to be prepared.”

“Since the public loves TikTok, we have to establish really the reasons to limit it, to regulate it, insofar as the security sector is concerned,” he said.

“We want our positions to be supported by evidence, by studies, and by clear arguments so that we can win this case before the public.”