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TikTok will discontinue its US$1 billion (AU$1.6 billion) Creator Fund, which launched in 2020 in a bid to incentivise creators onto the platform, from the 16th of December.

Sydney will be the location for a new global engineering hub, TikTok disclosed to Forbes Australia. The new Australian AI-focused engineering team will work on TikTok products around the world and report the Los Angeles and Singapore headquarters of the company.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has confirmed the Australian Government will ban TikTok on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies.

Instagram Reels and some copycats raced to fill the void left by TikTok.

Amid TikTok’s explosion in popularity, other social media platforms are trying out their own versions of its signature features.

Fast-fashion is one of the largest contributors to overconsumption and climate change, producing over 92 million tons of waste each year.

The proposed law would empower the Secretary of Commerce to restrict use of software and hardware manufactured by entities in countries antagonistic to the U.S. – notably, China.

Federal agencies have been handed a 30-day deadline to ensure that TikTok is purged from all government-issued devices.