The Australian government is being called on to ban the chatter (TikTok) of social media applications from China on national security grounds. Social media investigations in the australian senate may decide that the chatter is suspected of foreign interference because of concerns that the chinese-owned social media platform will leak user information to beijing, the herald sun reported.
There are more than 1.6 million Australian users of the APP owned by the Chinese company byte beat (Bytedance). Users, most of whom are 16-24 years old, can use the APP to record their videos and upload them publicly.
senator McAllister, chairman of the commission of inquiry, said she hoped the quiver would comply with Australia's government requirements and work with government to allow government to investigate the platform.
Earlier this year, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) banned the use of the application on any equipment provided by the Ministry of Defence.
India has also recently banned 59 Chinese applications, including dithering, saying they "undermine India's sovereignty and integrity in defence of India, national security and public order ".
Morrison government last week allocated $270 billion to boost defense efforts, of which $1.35 billion was dedicated to strengthening national cybersecurity. Australia has been subject to continued hacking by foreign authorities, and it is widely believed that China is the culprit.
