Australia-wide ban of TikTok on government devices announced as senior politicians quit the app

Prohibition of Chinese social media app follows similar bans in other western countries

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The Australian government has banned the use of Chinese social media app TikTok on government devices, following similar bans in other western countries.

The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said he had authorised the secretary of his department to issue a mandatory direction to prohibit the TikTok app on devices issued by commonwealth departments and agencies.

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