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TikTok Bans Grow as Top Science Institute Cancels App

TikTok Bans Grow as Top Science Institute Cancels App
In this photo illustration, the download page for the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Washington on Aug. 7, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Victoria Kelly-Clark
Victoria Kelly-Clark
2/20/2023|Updated: 2/21/2023
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Australia’s top scientific research agency has become the latest government-run body in the country to cancel the Chinese social media app Tiktok.

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing apps in the world, with an alleged 800 million plus active users. It allows users to film, edit, upload, and share 15-second videos of themselves overlayed with music.
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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