The Canadian government has ordered the Chinese social media app TikTok to close up its Canadian offices over national security concerns although it hasn’t banned the app for users.
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement in a statement on Nov. 6.
“As a result of a multi-step national security review process, which involves rigorous scrutiny by Canada’s national security and intelligence community, the Government of Canada has ordered the wind up of the Canadian business carried on by TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.,” Champagne said.
He said the government was taking action over “specific national security risks” related to TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd. …