our intention to establish a new
data centre in Ireland, and our first
data centre in Europe.
“This investment in Ireland, to the
value of approximately
€420million, will create hundreds
of new jobs and play a key role in
further strengthening the
safeguarding and protection of
TikTok user data.”
He added: “Ireland already plays a
key role in our rapidly expanding
European operations. Since
establishing our EMEA Trust and
Safety Hub in Dublin at the start of
this year, we have rapidly
expanded our team.”
TikTok hit the headlines recently
after US President Donald Trump
suggested it had links with the
Chinese government and posed a
security risk. Trump all but
stopped short of signing an order
that would ban the app in the US.
Tech giant Microsoft is now
reported to be in talks to buy the
app from Chinese owners
ByteDance, with Trump claiming
the US Government should get a
slice of the pie if that deal goes
through.
In spite of the debate across the
Atlantic, TikTok continues to grow
its presence in Europe and
elsewhere around the world.
By May of this year, the app had
been downloaded over 2 billion
times.
“TikTok’s decision to establish its
first European data centre in
Ireland, representing a substantial
investment here by the company, is
very welcome,” said IDA Ireland
CEO Martin Shanahan said.
“Following on from the
establishment of its EMEA Trust &
Safety Hub in Dublin earlier in the
year, [it] positions Ireland as an
important location in the
company’s global operations.”
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