{"id":217677,"date":"2025-02-11T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-launches-its-own-tiktok-account\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:05:19","slug":"uk-government-launches-its-own-tiktok-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-launches-its-own-tiktok-account\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government launches its own TikTok account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ubPdmMsWdIQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK government launches its own TikTok account\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubPdmMsWdIQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A ban on using TikTok on UK Government phones remains in place despite ministers launching an official account on the social media app, Downing Street has said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cukgov\u201d TikTok account was created last week, and includes public services messages such as urging users to renew their passport, as well as reminders of what Labour\u2019s so-called \u201cPlan for Change\u201d entails.<\/p>\n<p>No 10 indicated a security exemption had been granted for the account, and insisted the ban on TikTok on official devices which began in 2023 is still in place.<\/p>\n<p>The ban followed a review by Rishi Sunak\u2019s government amid security concerns about ByteDance, the Beijing-based company which owns TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ban on using TikTok on UK Government phones remains in place despite ministers launching an official account on the social media app, Downing Street has said. 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