Campuses to restrict six Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeiboBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNACampus networks are to restrict access to six Chinese apps deemed a security risk by the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Education said today. The digital ministry last month announced that Douyin, TikTok (the international version of Douyin), Xiaohongshu (RedNote, 小紅書), Sina Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Cloud are information security risks, urging the public to protect their digital safety. Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, and TikTok icons are pictured in an arranged photograph taken on Jan. 15 last year. Photo: ReutersThe education ministry is to ban these six apps from being downloaded, installed or used on official devices and restrict access to them on TANet and iTaiwan hotspots on campuses and ministry agencies, it said. Schools should not use any high-risk apps in learning activities to ensure all teaching materials are appropriate, the Ministry of Education said.
