Why it matters: TikTok is trying to cut public ties to its parent company.
The app has come under intense scrutiny for links to the Chinese Communist Party.
The Australian government is considering broad laws to deal with security concerns about social media
The last ByteDance executive on the Australian board of TikTok has resigned, as the viral video platform continues to distance itself from its Chinese parent company and as Canberra weighs up a larger policy response to tackle security concerns on social media.
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