Canada has banned TikTok's commercial activities due to security risks.

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Canada has reportedly banned TikTok from conducting business in the country, citing "security risks."

Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, made a statement regarding the China-based social media platform TikTok.

Minister Champagne, citing "security risks," announced that in addition to banning TikTok's commercial activities, the offices in Toronto and Vancouver would also be closed.

THE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE

On the other hand, Champagne stated that Canadian citizens would still be able to use the application and create content, saying, "It is important for citizens to pay attention to their cybersecurity and assess the potential risks of using social media applications."

David Vigneault, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), had called for not using the social media platform TikTok in May, citing it as a channel for information for the Chinese government.

HERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE TIKTOK IS BANNED

EUROPEAN UNION

The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU, the three main institutions of the 27-member bloc, have imposed bans on TikTok on staff devices.

As part of the European Parliament's ban, it was also recommended that members of parliament and staff remove the TikTok application from their personal devices.

UNITED STATES

U.S. authorities ordered federal agencies to remove TikTok from federal devices and systems due to data security concerns. More than half of the 50 U.S. states, including Congress and the U.S. armed forces, have also banned the application on official devices.

In the U.S., the House of Representatives granted a 12-month period for the Chinese company Bytedance to sell TikTok, otherwise, a bill was approved that would ban the platform nationwide.

AUSTRALIA

Devices issued by the Australian federal government do not allow TikTok.

Attorney General Mark Dreyfus stated that he made this decision after receiving advice from the country's intelligence and security agencies.

NORWAY

The Norwegian parliament banned TikTok on work devices following a warning from the country's Ministry of Justice that the application should not be installed on phones given to state employees. The Speaker of the Parliament stated that TikTok should not be present on devices that have access to parliamentary systems and should be removed as soon as possible. The capital city Oslo and the second-largest city Bergen also called on municipal employees to remove TikTok from work phones.

UNITED KINGDOM

The UK government banned TikTok from all state electronic devices on March 16, 2023. A security review conducted by the Government Cabinet Office led to the decision to ban the video-sharing application due to fears of interference and surveillance by the Chinese government.

In a speech on the day the ban was announced, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden said: "The security of sensitive government information must come first, which is why we are banning this application on government devices today. The use of other applications that leak data will also be under review."

The UK government explained in a press release how TikTok can access and collect "a range of data on the device, including individuals, user content, and geographic location data."

DENMARK

Denmark ordered the ban of TikTok on work devices in March 2023. The country's Ministry of Defense cited security concerns and ordered employees to remove the application as soon as possible.

AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan banned the video-based social media platform TikTok, citing state security.

AFGHANISTAN

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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand announced that TikTok was banned on all parliamentary devices on March 17, 2023. The country's MPs were informed via email from parliamentary services: "The service has determined that the risks in the current New Zealand parliamentary environment are unacceptable.

"The decision to block the TikTok application was made based on our own analyses and discussions with our colleagues across the government and internationally."

TAIWAN

TikTok was banned from Taiwan's state devices in December 2022. This move came after the FBI warned that TikTok posed a national security risk. Just days before the ban, FBI Director Chris Wray had warned against the use of TikTok in a speech at the University of Michigan.

Wray stated that China has the ability to control what users see in the application by controlling the recommendation algorithm. He said this allows the country to "manipulate content and use it for influence operations if they wish."

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NEPAL

Nepal announced in November 2023 that it would ban the TikTok application, stating that the "misuse" of the popular video application had disrupted social cohesion and goodwill, and that there was an increasing demand for the application to be controlled.