European Union’s executive organ, the European Commission, has directed its members of staff to delete the social media app, TikTok, from their corporate devices.

In an email sent on Thursday, the Commission informed staff members of its decision “to suspend the TikTok application on corporate devices and personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service”. Staff members were given till March 15, to delete the video-sharing app from affected devices.

The news was confirmed in a release by the commission where it was stated that the directive was aimed at protecting the Commission against “cybersecurity threats”.

Reacting to the move, a TikTok spokesperson stated that they are disappointed with this decision, which they believe to be misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions and they have contacted the Commission to set the record straight and explain how they protect the data of the 125 million people across the EU who come to TikTok every month.