Australia has said it would ban TikTok on government

devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking

down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security

fears.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed

advice from the country’s intelligence agencies and would

begin as soon as practicable.

Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyes

security alliance to pursue a government TikTok ban, joining

its allies the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand.

France, the Netherlands and the European Commission have

made similar moves.