The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters
The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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TikTok not approved by Australian defence department in latest setback for short video platform’s global push

  • TikTok overtook Facebook and Messenger to become the second most downloaded app in 2019, behind WhatsApp, also owned by Facebook
  • Short video platform is banned by the US military

Topic |   Australia
Coco Feng
Coco Feng

Updated: 6:21pm, 16 Feb, 2020

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The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters
The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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