The Canadian government on Monday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection.
TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months over fears about how much access Beijing has to user data.
It added that Canada’s chief information officer had “determined that it presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.” The European Commission banned the app from its equipment last week, following similar moves in the United States.
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