Senate committee examining foreign interference on social media says it is ‘concerned’ with ‘unique national security risks’ the companies pose
Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
The ban on TikTok from government devices in Australia should be extended to the devices of government contractors, and should also cover WeChat, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
The Senate committee examining foreign interference on social media said in its report tabled on Tuesday that it had been “particularly concerned” with the “unique national security risks” posed by companies like TikTok and WeChat “whose parent companies ByteDance and Tencent respectively, are irrefutably headquartered in and run from authoritarian countries like China”.
About Author
More Stories
Bacteria and pesticides found in cannabis sold in Dutch coffee shops
Scientists point to Andes potato pathogen as origin of Irish famine
Salacious gossip, a photo scandal and death threats have dogged Victorian MP Georgie Purcell – but she won’t stop fighting