The social media juggernaut claimed that the 'privacy policy' was 'based on a demonstrated requirement to conduct their work.' Because of concerns that data might be given to the Chinese government, authorities from all over the world, including those in the UK and the US, have been looking into the situation.

A US official demanded that the software be prohibited in the US earlier this week. According to TikTok, 'the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland' are covered by the policy.

The platform's head of privacy for Europe, Elaine Fox, said in a statement on Wednesday that a global team worked to provide 'consistent, pleasurable, and safe' user experiences.

We focus on reducing the number of employees who have access to European user data, reducing data flows beyond the area, and storing European user data locally, she continued.

The announcement came the same week that a senior official from the US communications authorities proposed TikTok should be banned in the US. She continued by saying that the plan was also 'submitted to a set of rigorous security controls and approval criteria, and by way of procedures that are recognised under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)'.

The announcement came the same week that a senior official from the US communications authorities proposed TikTok should be banned in the US. Federal Communications Commission commissioner Brendan Carr stated, 'I don't believe there is a road ahead for anything other than a prohibition' (FCC).

The UK Parliament's TikTok account was disabled in August as a result of MPs' concerns that data would be transferred to the Chinese authorities. Senior MPs and peers had demanded that the account be suspended pending 'credible guarantees' from TikTok that no data would be given to Beijing.

The Irish Data Protection Commission, the app's primary EU regulator, has also looked into the app on two privacy-related issues. The agency is investigating how TikTok handles the personal information of youngsters and whether it complied with EU legislation when sending that information to nations like China.