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Amazon Says Order For Employees To Delete TikTok Was ‘Sent In Error’

Eric Quintanar
Amazon Says Order For Employees To Delete TikTok Was ‘Sent In Error’
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Soon after Amazon reportedly sent an email to employees instructing them to delete the app TikTok over cybersecurity concerns, the company issued a statement saying that the email was sent out by accident.

The New York Times first reported on the original email, which instructed employees to delete the social media app by Friday due to unspecified cybersecurity concerns that could arise from phones with access to the company’s email accounts.

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