China-owned social media app TikTok is set to be banned from phones and other devices used by government ministers and civil servants for security reasons.
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will make a statement to MPs later.
There has been no official comment – but Security Minister Tom Tugendhat has asked the National Cyber Security Center to look into the issue.
TikTok has vehemently denied allegations that it provided user data to the Chinese government.
The government has come under pressure from senior lawmakers to follow the United States and the European Commission in banning the app.
The US banned TikTok from official devices in December, and the Commission followed suit last month.
Canada and Belgium have done the same.
China has accused the US of spreading disinformation and taking down TikTok amid reports the White House wants its Chinese owners to sell their stake in the company.
Earlier this week, the prime minister said Britain would “look at what our allies are doing”.
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