OTTAWA: Canada in September ordered a nationwide safety assessment of a proposal by TikTok to develop the short-video app’s enterprise within the nation, the trade ministry mentioned on Thursday. The potential consequence of the assessment, which might vary from Canada asking TikTok to take mitigation measures to even blocking the growth, might add to the corporate’s rising woes. On Wednesday, the US Home handed a invoice to drive TikTok’s Chinese language proprietor ByteDance to divest the US property of the app or face a ban. The measure is the newest in a sequence of strikes in Washington to reply to US nationwide safety considerations about China, from linked autos to superior synthetic intelligence chips to cranes at US ports. Canada final 12 months banned TikTok from government-issued units, saying it presents an “unacceptable” stage of danger to privateness and safety. Below Canadian legislation, the federal government can assess potential dangers to Canada’s nationwide safety from international investments such because the TikTok proposal. The legislation prevents the federal government from revealing the main points of such investments. The Canadian assessment will not be anticipated to end in an outright ban just like the one proposed in the USA. A TikTok spokesperson mentioned in an announcement that “We continue to cooperate with the government’s review of TikTok’s investment in Canada, and remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of the platform for the millions of Canadian creators, artists and small businesses who rely on TikTok to earn a living, find community and create jobs.” “Our government is closely following developments related to the bill being proposed by US lawmakers,” a spokesperson for Canada’s trade minister mentioned in an announcement.
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