Yet even more regions and organizations enact restriction limits on TikTok, so anxieties over the application-as-well-as possibly connecting Chinese authorities-are just adding up.

On Friday Denmark's public service broadcaster Danish Broadcasting Corporation warned staff on their work mobile phones must delete the app. As reports from BBC.

"Journalists needing access to the app for research must now ask for permission to use what staff are calling special "TikTok phones". [It's] the first news organization to issue such advice."

Many other public broadcasters are using TikTok to reach younger audiences, and they haven't banned the app yet. However, with the security officials warning again, it seems inevitable that the same thing will happen with other government-affiliated organizations as they plan to revisit their stance on the app.

The latest move joins the growing list of bans on TikTok over the concerns of the CCP exposure.

As of now,

32 US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices
EU IT officials have requested Government employees to delete the app from their devices, with more EU nations (Denmark, among others) now placing restrictions
Canadian authorities have banned the app on all government-issued devices
The Australian Government has banned TikTok from government-issued phones
TikTok is banned on all government-owned devices in Taiwan
The Taliban has banned TikTok in Afghanistan
India has also banned TikTok in 2020 as a response to a protracted border dispute with China
Most of these bans do not extend to the public, but at that scale, it again proves that people are starting to have some concerns regarding the app because China has taken a very defiant position with most global governments on so many different fronts.

All that besides the concerns about spying there as well, like the newest alleged spy balloon shot by the US, and persistent intimidation strategies employed by Chinese Military in Taiwan and other such neighboring regions. There is also numerous reports which even indicate that China is now secretly aiding Russia in attacking Ukraine, and that may spark a full-blown major war if China decides to provide military support directly against the Russian invasion.

This tension is so growing that within the middle of all this tense atmosphere, TikTok could be caught to face any full ban in many nations if there's any more escalation on virtually any front.

It feels like that's where things are placed. Right now, there isn't any direct justification for a full ban, but it is teetering on the edge, and one more spy balloon-type incident could be enough to see the app outlawed completely.
Much will also depend on when TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appears before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee, where Chew will be afforded the opportunity to communicate TikTok's position directly to US policymakers. It's been working on various programs designed to calm US and EU officials to that end, ensuring local user data is separated from its parent company in China, but if there's another incident, it may not be able to implement such fixes quick enough, which could lead to a ban.

On balance, what are the chances of a full TikTok ban?

Again, it still feels like a drastic step, but the growing number of bans, aligned with increasing global tensions, does suggest that it could be close. Add to that lobbying by Meta in Washington, in order to encourage action against the app, and it seems like the cards are being stacked against the platform.

And just one more incident may be the final push needed.

But perhaps what will ultimately determine the next steps are whether that happens, and whether Chew can convince US politicians that TikTok is safe, and in compliance with their demands.

However, it is certainly much closer than it ever was, and trending in the wrong direction for the app.