Question reference: S6W-16030
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 21 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its phones have TikTok installed, and whether any ministers have TikTok installed on their phones.
Answer
Following a recent review of updated security advice, the Scottish Government have restricted the use of, and installation of, the TikTok app from any Scottish Government managed phones including those used by Ministers. TikTok is therefore not installed on any Scottish Government managed devices. This approach brings us inline with other governments around the world.