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Delete. Delete. Delete. This is the sound of thousands of people across the world deleting TikTok from their work phones. But why are they doing it?

UK leaders have banned officials from having TikTok on their work phones. So have Canada, the EU and UK. In India, nobody is allowed to have TikTok at all. And the USA is thinking about banning TikTok too unless its Chinese owner sells the app.

Leaders around the world are worried. They fear TikTok is sharing the information it takes from people's phones with Chinese leaders.

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Most apps take information from your phones. But TikTok is linked to the leaders of China. There are worries TikTok could take secret information and give it to Chinese officials.

Others say TikTok should be banned because many find it addictiveSo enjoyable that you do not want to stop., and say it harms their mental health.

But others say this is not the answer. Most apps take information. And TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world. Many young people would not be happy with a ban. They might find ways to use the app anyway.

Yes! People would ignore the ban and it would make China angry for no reason. TikTok is no worse than any other social media site.

No! There is still a lot we do not know about what TikTok can do. It is better to be safe than sorry.