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It has been learned that Canada’s Justin Trudeau government ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s domestic operations on November 6, 2024, citing national security concerns. Canadians can continue to use TikTok’s services, but authorities urge them to use the app with caution due to the risk of their data being obtained by the Chinese government.
TikTok must end business in Canada but app will stay available, Ottawa says – National | Globalnews.ca
https://globalnews.ca/news/10857366/tiktok-canada-business-order-national-security-review-decision/
Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — but Canadians can still use it | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tiktok-canada-review-1.7375965
On November 6, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced that he had ordered the closure of TikTok’s offices in the country.
The Canadian government is investigating TikTok under the Investment Canada Act (ICA), which examines and regulates foreign investments that pose national security risks, and this decision was made during the investigation. The investigation is based on the materials and evidence provided by the Canadian government, as well as advice from Canada’s security and intelligence agencies.
“The Government of Canada has concluded that these activities conducted in Canada by TikTok and its offices are harmful to national security. Given my position, I am unable to provide further details,” Champagne said in a statement. “No, but I am confident that the Canadian public understands that the Government of Canada is taking steps to protect our national security. This is important.”
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Using TikTok in Canada is not prohibited per se, and Canadians can continue to use the app at their own risk, but authorities are urging caution.
“The government is not preventing Canadians from accessing the TikTok app or creating content. Whether or not to use social media apps and platforms is a personal choice,” Champagne said.
According to Canadian news media Global News, TikTok has multiple offices in Toronto and Vancouver, but the scale of its operations in Canada is much smaller than in the United States, which is also highly wary of TikTok. .
TikTok plans to challenge this order in court.
A TikTok spokesperson said: “Closing TikTok’s Canadian office and destroying hundreds of good-paying local jobs is in no one’s interest, and this closure order does just that. will be invited,” he said.
TikTok is an SNS that has gained tremendous support from young people, but concerns about privacy and safety are increasing because it is operated by a Chinese company, and the United States is planning to sell or withdraw from TikTok in April 2024. demand”TikTok ban law” was passed, and the European Commission also banned TikTok.I’m hinting.
Western countries are not alone in their concerns about apps run by Chinese companies; India banned the use of 59 Chinese apps in 2020, including TikTok.ProhibitedIn addition, Nepal also plans to use TikTok in 2023.prohibitionwas coming out.
In response to growing global concerns, the Canadian government will require TikTok to be used on government equipment in 2023.ProhibitedHowever, Canadian politicians are still using TikTok for campaigning and reaching out to voters.
However, Prime Minister Trudeau said in May 2024 that “Canadians need to listen” after the head of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) called TikTok a “real threat.” Ta.
Former CSIS Director David Vigneault told local media: “A lot of people may be wondering, ‘Why is there such a fuss about teenagers putting their data on TikTok?’ , 5 years from now, 10 years from now, those teenagers will be young adults and active all over the world.”Personally, I would never recommend using TikTok.” I commented.
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