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The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance<\/a> Ltd, to harvest users' data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests.
It also risks renewing diplomatic tension between Australia<\/a> and its largest trading partner after things eased somewhat since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office in May at the head of a Labor government.
TikTok<\/a> said it was extremely disappointed by Australia's decision, calling it \"driven by politics, not by fact\".
The ban will come into effect \"as soon as practicable\", Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus<\/a> said in a statement, adding that exemptions would only be granted on a case-by-case basis and with appropriate security measures in place.
With Australia's ban, all members of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network - which consists of Australia, Canada, the United States, Britain and New Zealand<\/a> - have banned the app from government devices. France, Belgium and the European Commission have announced similar bans.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew<\/a>, in testimony before the U.S. Congress<\/a> last month, repeatedly denied the app shares data or has connections with the Chinese Communist Party<\/a>.
TikTok's Australia and New Zealand<\/a> General Manager Lee Hunter said TikTok should not be singled out.
\"There is no evidence to suggest that TikTok is in any way a security risk to Australians and should not be treated differently to other social media platforms,\" Hunter said in a statement.
The Australian newspaper late on Monday reported Albanese had agreed to the ban after a review by the Home Affairs department.
Dreyfus confirmed the federal government had recently received a \"Review into Foreign Interference through Social Media Applications\" report and that its recommendations remained under consideration.
TRADE TALKS 'GOING WELL'<\/strong>
The ban comes on the day Australian and Chinese officials held talks in Beijing in a bid to normalise trade as the World Trade Organization prepares to release findings into an Australian complaint on barley tariffs.
\"Things are going well, but of course, it'll take some time to turn this ship around,\" Trade Minister Don Farrell told Sky News, referring to prospects for improving trade relations.
In 2018, Australia banned China's Huawei from providing equipment during the rollout of its 5G network, riling China. Ties soured further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
China responded by imposing tariffs on Australian commodities.
Australian lawmakers can still use TikTok on personal phones but some, including federal Government Services Minister Bill Shorten and Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews, have decided to delete their accounts.
Victoria state will also ban the app on state government-owned phones, a government spokesperson told Reuters.
While TikTok comes under mounting pressure over the potential Chinese influence over the platform, it also faces criticism over its influence on children.
TikTok has said the administration of President Joe Biden demanded its Chinese owners divest their stakes or face a potential U.S. ban.
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澳大利亚禁止TikTok政府设备在安全方面的担忧
禁令突显出越来越担心中国可能利用北京公司旗下ByteDance有限公司获取用户的数据来推进其政治议程,削弱西方安全利益。
禁令突显出越来越担心中国可能利用北京公司旗下ByteDance有限公司,获取用户的数据来推进其政治议程,削弱西方安全利益。
它也可能恢复外交关系紧张澳大利亚与其最大贸易伙伴后事情在一定程度上缓解了总理安东尼·艾博年5月上任以来的工党政府。
TikTok说,这是由澳大利亚非常失望的决定,称其为“由政治驱动的,而不是事实”。
这项禁令将“尽快”生效,司法部长马克·德莱弗斯在一份声明中说,豁免只会被授予在个案基础上,适当的安全措施。
与澳大利亚的禁令,所谓的五只眼睛情报共享网络的所有成员,包括澳大利亚、加拿大、美国、英国和新西兰——从政府禁止应用设备。法国、比利时和欧盟委员会(European Commission)已经宣布类似的禁令。
TikTok首席执行官寿子咀嚼在听证会美国国会上个月,一再否认程序或连接了共享数据中国共产党。
TikTok的澳大利亚和新西兰总经理李亨特说TikTok不应该点名。
“没有证据表明TikTok是澳大利亚人以任何方式安全风险和不应该区别对待其他社会媒体平台,”亨特在一份声明中说。
澳大利亚报纸周一晚间报道艾博年乐动扑克已同意由民政部门审查后的禁令。
德雷福斯确认联邦政府最近收到一个“审查”到外国干涉通过社交媒体应用程序报告,其建议仍在考虑。
贸易谈判的顺利
这项禁令是澳大利亚和中国官员当天在北京举行会谈,以恢复正常贸易在世界贸易组织准备发现释放到一个澳大利亚投诉大麦关税。
“一切顺利,当然,需要一些时间来扭转这艘船,“贸易部长唐法雷尔告诉天空新闻,指的是改善贸易关系的前景。乐动扑克
2018年,澳大利亚禁止中国华为提供设备期间推出的5 g网络,激怒中国。关系进一步恶化后堪培拉呼吁COVID-19起源的一个独立的调查。
作为回应,中国对澳大利亚大宗商品的关税。
澳大利亚国会议员仍然可以使用TikTok个人手机但是一些,包括联邦政府服务部长比尔缩短和丹尼尔•安德鲁斯维多利亚州总理决定删除自己的帐户。
维多利亚州还将禁止在国家政府所有的手机应用,一位政府发言人告诉路透社记者。
虽然TikTok受到越来越大的压力在潜在的中国影响力的平台,它也面临着批评对孩子的影响。
TikTok总统拜登说,奥巴马政府要求其中国车主剥离其股权,否则将面临潜在的美国禁令。
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