Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban

Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban
A visitor makes a photo at the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2022.The Canadian Press/AP, Martin Meissner
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The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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