TikTok ban

The app was banned due to national security concerns over potential data sharing between the app’s parent company ByteDance and the Chinese Government.

This year, the U.S. Congress passed a law to force the Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a nationwide shutdown.

TikTok and ByteDance launched legal action, deciding it’s suing the US Government. Roughly half the country’s population uses TikTok.

The Nepalese Government has banned TikTok on all devices in the country. It’s accused the platform of disrupting “social harmony” and spreading “indecent materials”.

TikTok will be deleted from all Australian Government devices. Why’s it happening, and has it happened elsewhere? Here’s what you need to know.