TikTok bans on Australian government-issued phones should be extended to other apps, experts say

Experts say TikTok should not be the sole focus of bans from Australian government-issued devices. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Federal department bans on using TikTok on Australian government-issued phones are sensible but should also apply to other social media apps, experts say.

A growing number of Australian government agencies have begun banning the popular ByteDance app, amid security concerns over the company’s ties to China and which data might be accessible to the Chinese government about TikTok’s users.