ASPI Senior Analyst calls for Australia to follow US’ lead and ban TikTok

Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis has called for Australia to follow the lead of the United States and ban TikTok. US President Joe Biden has signed legislation which would see TikTok banned in the country. It is after a bill passed both houses with bipartisan support, forcing the Chinese-owned platform to either be sold or banned within a year. Mr Davis thinks Australia “should” follow the United States’ lead on this. “As I said, everything that happens on TikTok is monitored by the CCP,” Dr Davis told Sky News Australia. “Australian users need to be aware that whatever they’re doing on TikTok is being monitored in Beijing.”