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TikTok has announced new updates to its community guidelines, with a focus on how it treats AI-generated content and hate speech policies.

The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government devices in several countries.

The WA government will wait for Commonwealth advice before making a decision on potentially banning TikTok from its devices.

Popular video platform TikTok, who is owned ByteDance and based in Beijing, has admitted to acquiring the data of American citizens. It also has close ties with the Chinese government

Company admitted last year employees inappropriately obtained US user data

UK has removed app over concerns data can be monitored by Chinese state, but public remain vulnerable

China is appealing to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk

TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf. China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential…

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's comments to the WSJ coincided with the U.K. and New Zealand announcing restrictions due to security concerns.