Apple threatens to sack hardware engineer over viral TikTok video: report

Apple has reportedly threatened to sack a hardware engineer after it was found that she posted a video on Chinese short-form video app TikTok with basic iPhone security tips.

According to a report in The Verge, Apple employee Paris Campbell said she was told that she breached the company “policy by identifying herself as an Apple employee and posting about Apple-related topics”.

According to the report, she breached the company’s social media policy that warns employees against posting about customers, colleagues, or confidential information online.