Amid the security hassles, TikTok has faced major backlash and has been banned from multiple countries. However, to save the revenue slump faced due to the ban, TikTok has decided to make its first data center. This process will consume a huge investment of 420 million Euros, which will begin its services in 2022.
Why this move has been taken?
Well, we all know that TikTok is in the midst of the economic war between the USA, India, and China, is not willing to face a similar reaction from European countries. And this data center will help ByteDance to secure a safety hand in the European region.
TikTok’s data center will be installed in Ireland
It has been stated that TikTok, shall establish its first data center in Europe in Ireland. This data center will have an investment of 420 million Euros, and this new data center is announced in a blog post by TikTok’s global CSO Roland Clouter.
How this move will help?
Indeed, this move will provide uncountable Ireland jobs and will enhance the server speed as well. This new data center will trigger the faster download and load times at TikTok. And this will give a new meaning to user experience. As we all know that Europe is considered to be one of the largest markets after the USA.
In the US, due to security issues, US President Donald Trump has requested TikTok’s US operations to go to Microsoft. As there have been security breaches accusations, where it was stated that user information was leaked to the Chinese government.
As of now ByteDance and Microsoft are in negotiation to make this deal official. On the other hand, TikTok is currently taking significant steps to evade hurting international trade. In this run, the company has taken the steps to eradicate any mentioned or discussed security concerns that are constantly brought into public by the USA. And further, the company is trying its best to establish positive relations with Trump.
Final thoughts
There are many steps that are being taken into consideration by TikTok to ease down the security woes that have made countries ban the app. And in the near future with such data centers, there will be better opportunities for TikTok to prove its point.
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