TikTok is under scrutiny in Australia for its ties to China, with some of the country's top cyber and national security minds warning the app could potentially be used by Beijing authorities to influence and monitor millions of Australian users.
Key points:
- There are concerns that Chinese-owned app TikTok could be used to monitor users
- TikTok has 500 million users worldwide, mostly children and teens
- MP Andrew Hastie says TikTok's potential ties to the Chinese Government pose a security risk
The wildly popular app, which boasts half a billion users, is the first Chinese-owned social media platform to seriously crack the western world.
It's time to talk about TikTok and what it's doing with our kids' data - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)