The US wanted to ban the popular video sharing platform TikTok. A group of US lawmakers led by Republican Senator Marco Rubio also presented a bill. However, Republican Senator Rand Paul blocked the proposal late last month, citing concerns about freedom of expression. But in the new month, citing security reasons, Italy announced the ban on TikTok. This time, following that path, Australia has banned this app on government devices.
US broadcaster CNN News reported that Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus announced the ban on TikTok on Tuesday. He said that the decision to ban TikTok was taken after receiving advice from Australia’s intelligence and security agencies. He also said that this ban will be implemented as soon as possible.
Australia’s close allies Britain and Canada, as well as neighboring New Zealand, have also ordered the removal of TikTok from government devices.
Norway and the European Parliament are also moving to ban TikTok. Last week, the military alliance NATO instructed its officers and employees not to download the TikTok app on NATO-supplied devices.
Allegedly, the Chinese government may be accessing the information of TikTok users. However, despite such complaints, no country except four or five countries in the developed world has reacted to TikTok in that way. But as a result of Australia’s ban, analysts believe that the business of this Chinese video app will be under more pressure.