TikTok is making efforts to distance itself from the Chinese parent company ByteDance as Canberra weighs a ban on politicians using the video app on government phones.
A senior ByteDance executive has resigned from the Australian board of TikTok, amid the viral video platform’s efforts to distance itself from its Chinese parent company and as Canberra weighs a ban of the app on government-issued devices over security concerns.
“The government has received the review and is considering its recommendations,” a spokesman for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity Minister Clare O’Neil said.
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