TikTok app is 'unacceptable risk to Australian children' opposition claims trends now
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A senior member of Peter Dutton's Opposition front bench has launched an extraordinary attack on the hugely popular TikTok app and the Labor Government.
Sarah Henderson, the Shadow Minister for Communications, said TikTok is an 'unacceptable risk to Australian children'.
'It is deeply concerning that a social media platform pitched to 13 year old children contains so much inappropriate content,' she said.
'Australian parents have every right to expect that their children will be safe online.
A senior Liberal front bencher has slammed the TikTok (pictured) app and the Labor Government
'So why is the Albanese Government failing to act on the urgent need for tougher online privacy protections for children?'
The app, which was developed and is based in China, has come under increasing pressure over some content and how it operates in recent months.
Three weeks ago, the US banned TikTok from federal government devices over growing security concerns.
Opponents of the platform have expressed concern that the Communist Chinese government could access user data stored in the country.
There is also a push to ban TikTok outright in the US, with legislation introduced by senator Marco Rubio in December to 'ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good'.
In August 2020, then president Donald Trump issued an executive order banning US companies from doing business with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance.
The concern in America was echoed by Ms Henderson, who said TikTok may appear innocent and fun but it's an online platform which presents unacceptable dangers.
'TikTok's data collection practices are frightening. Every bit of information – from the model of the phone to contact lists and email addresses – can be
