TikTok may be 'data collection service disguised as social media', Liberal senator says

Jim Molan's warning to Australian users comes after Nationals MP said app used and abused' by China's Communist party

Popular video messaging app TikTok may be a data collection service disguised as social media" that requires greater scrutiny by Australian users, the deputy chair of the Foreign Interference through Social Media inquiry has said.

Liberal senator Jim Molan made the comments to Guardian Australia after Nationals MP George Christensen accused TikTok of being used and abused" by the Chinese Communist party and called for it to be banned. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has also urged caution on people handing over their data to the app.