India was the first country to ban TikTok—and they did it years ago. The United States just passed a law that would see the popular app banned if it isn’t sold in the coming months. Canada is conducting a security review of the app and is believed to be considering similar actions. All of this because the app’s owner, ByteDance is a Chinese company based in Beijing.
What exactly are the security concerns here? How much do they matter to ordinary Canadians? What measures might Canada take, and when? And how would Canadians feel about the house of commons deciding what apps they get to download?
GUEST: Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press
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