Tiktok Canada

• TikTok seeks judicial review of Ottawa’s shutdown order

  The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5, seeking to set aside the order to wind-up and cease business in Canada. 

  Canada

  Dec 11
  
• TikTok Canada’s closure will make privacy probes difficult: watchdog

  Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told MPs the government's order to windup TikTok's Canadian operations over national security concerns won't impact his own investigation.

  Canada

  Dec 10
  
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• TikTok must end business in Canada but app will stay available, Ottawa says

  The order comes after a lengthy national security review by the federal government into concerns over the popular social media app and its Chinese owner ByteDance.

  Tech

  Nov 6
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• Canadians shouldn’t worry about TikTok security review: Champagne

  The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company.

  Canada

  Mar 15
• Ottawa says it ordered national security review of TikTok before U.S. House vote

  The Liberal government ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023, but did not disclose it publicly.

  Canada

  Mar 14
• TikTok and lattes make the perfect blend for Toronto coffee company going viral

  Two simple words -- "my friend" -- have made Caitlin Campbell and Street Brew Coffee a global success and vaulted her into the hearts of so many.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2023
• TikTok faces ‘pivotal moment’ as U.S. lawmakers seek ban, CEO tells users

  The comments from CEO Shou Zi Chew, who will testify to a U.S. House committee this week, come as lawmakers seek to ban the popular app over national security concerns.

  Tech

  Mar 21, 2023
• U.S. wants TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to divest over security. Is it too late?

  Growing concerns over TikTok's potential risk to national security is leading to more government bans of the popular app, but TikTok says divestment won't solve anything.

  Tech

  Mar 16, 2023
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• Barrie and Innisfil ban TikTok on city-owned devices amid data privacy concerns

  Barrie and Innisfil are joining a grown list of municipalities banning TikTok on all municipal devices following concerns raised over cybersecurity risks.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2023
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• TikTok is the fastest growing social media app in Canada — but least trusted: report 

  The research by Toronto Metropolitan University showed the short video app has nearly tripled its reach since 2019 with 29 per cent of survey respondents on the app.

  Tech

  Mar 9, 2023