Australia to ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears
Australia has decided to ban on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears.
Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyes security alliance to pursue a government TikTok ban, joining its allies the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand.Threat to data security?
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