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Kenya’s data protection agency has ordered TikTok to share details on whether it is in compliance with the nation’s privacy and user verification laws.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kithure Kindiki, Kenya’s Interior Minister, told parliament members that the <\/span>Data Protection Commissioner has warned the social media platform<\/a><\/span> over concerns that the platform is being abused by cybercriminals and for disseminating disinformation and misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

TikTok is being used “to spread malicious propaganda, steal popular accounts through identity theft and impersonation,” he told legislators, including phony job recruitment and trading schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The wildly popular social media platform is under fire in various nations, including the <\/span>UK<\/a><\/span> and US, over privacy concerns and its ownership in China. This month, the US House of Representatives voted to <\/span>ban the app<\/a><\/span>, but the proposed bill still must pass the US Senate, which has not taken up the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

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