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TikTok Australia makes its first stand after US ban laws pass

Nick Bonyhady

TikTok’s Australian boss has rubbished calls for the app to be banned after the United States Congress passed a bill on Wednesday forcing the social network to be sold or ousted from that country within a year.

Brett Armstrong, the general manager of TikTok’s advertising division in Australia, defended TikTok by pointing to its contribution to local businesses and jobs in an interview with The Australian Financial Review.

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Nick Bonyhady is a technology writer for the Australian Financial Review, based in Sydney. He is a former technology editor, industrial relations and politics reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nick.bonyhady@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/tiktok-australia-makes-its-first-stand-after-us-ban-laws-pass-20240424-p5fmag