Lord Mandelson’s firm advising Tiktok in UK as it looks to avoid further bans

A public affairs firm set up by Lord Mandelson is advising Chinese-owned Tiktok, which faces bans by multiple governments over spying fears. Global Counsel, which Mandelson founded in 2016, is helping Tiktok “frame their messaging” to assuage concerns that it would pass on data to Chinese state intelligence agencies if asked, according to a report [...]