Australia has decided to examine the risks posed by social media applications, including WeChat and TikTok, to the nation’s democracy and security.
Liberal Senator James Paterson, the Shadow Minister for Cyber Security and Countering Foreign Interference, said in a statement on Nov. 24 that the Australian Senate had decided to re-establish the Select Committee on Foreign Interference Through Social Media to address the ongoing problems of social media, such as harassment and intimidation of dissidents and false propaganda.
