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Canada orders national security review of TikTok's expansion plan
The Straits Times
|March 16, 2024
Canada in September ordered a national security review of a proposal by TikTok to expand the short-video app's business in the country, said the industry ministry on March 14.
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The potential outcome of the review, which could range from Canada asking Tik Tok to take mitigation measures to even blocking the expansion, could add to the company's growing woes.
On March 13, the United States House of Representatives passed a Bill to force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to divest its US assets of the app or face a ban.
Dit verhaal komt uit de March 16, 2024-editie van The Straits Times.
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