Attempts by foreign governments to use social media to influence other nations have become a mainstay for all players in the industry. LinkedIn senior director of digital security Joshua Reiten said more than 80 million fake accounts were blocked on the Microsoft-owned business platform, including 400,000 attributed to Australia. Earlier this year, ASIO boss Mike Burgess warned that 16,000 Australian users still stated their security clearance on their profiles. TikTok general manager Australia Lee Hunter. Mr Hunter wrote the article for The Daily Telegraph last October following revelations in the US that journalists were spied on through the app by the company.

Source: Forbes July 11, 2023 12:58 UTC