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Apr 4 2023 1:20PM

Due to security concerns.

Australia bans TikTok on govt devices

The federal government will remove TikTok from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest US-allied country to initiate action against the Chinese-owned video app. The move underscores growing worries that China's government could use the Beijing-based ...

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