Amazon instructed its employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices due to “security risks” on Friday, before reversing its decision hours later.
TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app which is fast becoming the go-to platform for retailers to reach Gen Z shoppers and boasts over 500 million users, has come under intense scrutiny over how it handles user data in recent weeks.
Amazon sent an email to employees on Friday, seen by CNBC, informing them that if they have “TikTok on your device, you must remove it by July 10 to retain mobile access to Amazon email”.
