ABC to review use of TikTok after app banned from Australian government devices

Ban only applies to non-corporate government entities but may have flow-on effects to other agencies and businesses

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The ABC is reviewing its use of TikTok following the federal government’s ban of the Chinese-owned social media app on government-issued devices.

The ban announced by the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, on Tuesday only applies to non-corporate government entities, meaning a range of government-owned businesses and agencies are not subject to the ban, including the ABC, SBS, Australia Post and NBN Co.

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