{"id":25459,"date":"2026-07-23T19:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=25459"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:24:39","slug":"petytsiya-zaborona-tiktok-ukrayini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/petytsiya-zaborona-tiktok-ukrayini\/","title":{"rendered":"A petition calling for a total ban on TikTok has been registered in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 23 July, a petition calling for a complete ban on TikTok in Ukraine was published on the Cabinet of Ministers\u2019 website. The author considers the platform a threat to national security in the context of a full-scale war with Russia and proposes imposing sanctions against ByteDance, technically blocking the service and restricting its use for certain categories of employees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A petition calling for a ban on TikTok was published on the Cabinet of Ministers\u2019 website on 23 July.<\/li>\n<li>The author suggests that the National Security and Defence Council consider imposing sanctions on ByteDance.<\/li>\n<li>The request provides for the technical blocking of access to the platform.<\/li>\n<li>A separate proposal has been put forward to restrict TikTok on work devices.<\/li>\n<li>25,000 votes are needed for the petition to be considered; there are currently three.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What risks are mentioned in the statement?<\/h2>\n<p>The text of the petition states that <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/science-tech\/uk-ban-social-media-under-16\/\">TikTok<\/a> It may be used by the Russian security services to spread disinformation and propaganda, to divide Ukrainian society, to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to disrupt mobilisation efforts. The author also points out the vulnerability of the platform\u2019s algorithms to artificial manipulation and the promotion of hostile content.<\/p>\n<p>Another argument concerns the circulation of videos which, according to the author, regularly capture the movement of military equipment, air defence positions and the aftermath of air strikes. The petition also raises the issue of the safety of minors: TikTok\u2019s algorithms are accused of facilitating the spread of harmful content, dangerous challenges and calls for unlawful actions.<\/p>\n<h2>What exactly are they proposing to introduce?<\/h2>\n<p>The petition sets out several specific demands on the state authorities. First and foremost, the author calls for the National Security and Defence Council to consider the issue of targeted special economic and other restrictive measures against ByteDance and the TikTok platform.<\/p>\n<p>It is also proposed that the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection be tasked with developing and implementing mechanisms to technically block access to the service within Ukraine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To introduce legislative changes regarding the use of TikTok.<\/li>\n<li>Ban the app on civil servants\u2019 devices.<\/li>\n<li>Restrict it to military personnel and critical infrastructure workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How many votes are needed for the authorities to respond?<\/h2>\n<p>The petition was published on 23 July. For the petition to be considered, it must gather 25,000 signatures. At the time stated in the original article, three people had signed it.<\/p>\n<p>The registration of a petition does not mean that the proposed restrictions will automatically be introduced. It initiates the process of collecting signatures, and any subsequent consideration will depend on whether the required threshold of support is reached.<\/p>\n<h2>The debate about the platform extends beyond social media<\/h2>\n<p>The initiative addresses issues of information security, the risks of sensitive data leaks and the terms of use for digital services. At the same time, the petition does not call for a ban: it sets out requirements regarding possible consideration by the National Security and Defence Council, sanctions and technical restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the statement notes that a number of Western countries have already imposed or are actively implementing restrictions on the platform due to threats to national security. For Ukraine, the proposed approach involves not only restricting the app on devices used by certain categories of employees, but also potentially blocking the service for all users.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The author of the petition is calling for TikTok to be technically blocked in Ukraine and banned on the devices of military personnel and civil servants.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433404,"featured_media":25458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0410\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 TikTok \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u0439 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0439\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0442\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0446\u0456\u0432.","rank_math_title":"\u0417\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0430 TikTok \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456: \u043f\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0456\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0456 \u041a\u0430\u0431\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0443","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0417\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0430 TikTok \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[806778],"tags":[806775],"class_list":["post-25459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-suspilstvo","tag-806775"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25460,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25459\/revisions\/25460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}