Australia announced Tuesday that it is banning the Chinese-owned platform TikTok from its federal government’s devices over security concerns.
Australia announced it is banning TikTok from its federal government’s devices over security concerns about the Chinese-owned video-sharing application.social mediaThe European Parliament, European Commission and the EU Council have also implemented TikTok bans on staff devices. The European Parliament’s ban, which went into effect last month, advises lawmakers and staff to remove the TikTok app from their personal devices.
Australia joins the other countries making up the"Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing partners — the United States, Canada, Britain and New Zealand — that have also moved to ban TikTok on government devices. India started a nationwide ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the messaging app WeChat, in 2020 over privacy and security concerns.
Last month, the U.S. told government agencies to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems within 30 days. The ban only applies to government devices, but there is bipartisan