The Minister of Justice defends TikTok use – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

– I was concerned that the Storting should get this information first, says Emilie Enger Mehl to news. Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg last week came down hard on Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl. According to Solberg, it is stupid that a minister of justice responsible for the Security Act has installed TikTok on the service phone. – But the mistake she has made in addition is to try to mislead the Storting, said the former prime minister. The background was that several representatives of the Storting had been asking questions about Emilie Enger Mehl’s TikTok use for many weeks – without getting an answer. It was TV 2 that first reported that the Minister of Justice admitted to having downloaded the controversial app on his official mobile phone. Ministers are obliged to answer the Storting correctly when they receive questions from the politicians there, without withholding information. Several parties were surprised that Mehl chose to answer the press before she answered the Storting. Answered the Storting first Emilie Enger Mehl now says to news that it is not right that she prioritized the press before the Storting. Photo: Vegard Blodstrupmoen Lien / news – I sent an answer to a written question to the Storting before this information was published by TV 2. I have been keen to be as open and honest in this matter as possible, says Mehl. The Chinese app is controversial, partly because it requires a lot of information from the user. In addition, it is considered likely that the Chinese authorities can easily gain access to information that the Chinese company behind TikTok is in possession of. On Wednesday, Justice and Emergency Services Minister Emilie Enger Mehl will answer questions about TikTok when she appears in the Storting’s Question Time. She emphasizes that she will answer more fully any questions the politicians in the Storting may have. Where children and young people travel At the same time, she defends that a minister of justice can use TikTok. – It is the second most used social media platform in Norway after Snapchat among young people between the ages of 18 and 29. I think that is the right thing to do. This is a place where children and young people travel. Then I think it is important that serious actors are also on that platform.



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