Labor urged to coordinate with Trump on TikTok amid US ban chaos
The opposition’s home affairs spokesman has called on Labor to coordinate with the incoming Trump administration over its approach to TikTok.
The Coalition has called on the Albanese government to coordinate with the Trump administration on Australia’s policy approach to TikTok, after the incoming US leader promised to save the app from a ban.
TikTok’s services were restored for some 170 million users across the United States on Sunday after US President-elect Donald Trump promised to give the app a 90-day reprieve from an effective ban that briefly saw TikTok go dark for users in the US.
Trump, in a post to Truth Social early Monday, said he would issue an executive order on his first day in office extending the period before a law — unanimously upheld by the US Supreme Court — would be enforced, banning the app for US users. He also suggested the US could take 50% ownership of the platform through a joint venture.
The opposition’s home affairs spokesman, James Paterson, reiterated calls on Monday for Labor to follow the US in its effort to introduce new divestiture obligations for TikTok in Australia, as the app’s availability in the US remains in flux.
