Prime Minister Anthony Albanese approved such a procedure in all government agencies following the completion of a review by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Australia will announce this week a ban on use tick tock on the phone from Governmentfollowing in the footsteps of other countries that have banned Chinese-owned video apps for security reasons, Australian media reported late on Monday.
He Prime Minister Anthony Albaneseagree to prohibit use tick tock in all government apparatus after the completion of the review by Ministry of Internal AffairsAustralian newspapers reported.
The state of Victoria will also ban implementing short videos on government phones, the paper reports. Eraquoted a state official as saying Victory It will follow federal government guidelines.
United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, and the European Commission They have banned the app on official devices for security reasons.
tick tock is increasingly being scrutinized over fears that user data from the app, which is owned by the ByteDance company, is based in beijingmight end up in the hands of the Chinese government, undermining Western security interests.
CEO of Australian tiktok, Lee Huntertold The Age that the company was disappointed to learn of the ban through the media “despite our repeated offers to engage with the government constructively on this policy.”
“We insist that there is no evidence to suggest that tick tock pose a risk to the safety of Australians and should not be treated any differently than any other social media platform.”
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