Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government's devices
By ROD McGUIRK
Published - Apr 04, 2023, 05:57 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 10:52 AM EDT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government’s devices.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said in a statement Tuesday that based on intelligence and security agencies’ advice, that ban would come into effect “as soon as practicable.”
The so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing partners -- the United States, Canada, Britain and New Zealand -- have taken similar steps.
TikTok objected to the decision.
