Australia’s intelligence agencies are conducting investigations into TikTok over security concerns, while some of the country’s parliament members are urging the federal government to ban the Chinese-owned video app, Australia’s national broadcaster ABC News reported. The news from Australia comes as TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing a possible shutdown in the U.S.,...
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