The move follows the introduction of a new US legislation that would allow the White House to ban TikTok or other foreign-based technologies if they pose a national security risk.
Owned by ByteDance, Tiktok has more than 100 million US users & legislators have raised fears that its US user data could be passed on to Chinese govt.
The ban on the Chinese-owned app, ordered by Congress late last year, follows similar actions from Canada, the EU, Taiwan and more than half of US states.
The move underscores the growing lobby against TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance Ltd, over concerns of its proximity to Beijing and hold over user data across the world.
Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok said it was disappointed with the Commission decision, saying it was 'misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions'.
This ban comes as part of the US' latest move to crack down on Chinese companies amid national security fears. TikTok said concerns are largely fueled by misinformation.
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