A number of federal departments have spent a total of over $2 million on advertisements on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok since 2020, according to government records. The app was recently banned on federally-issued devices over security concerns.
The federal cabinet disclosed the figures in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons on Jan. 30, which shows the total amounts spent by federal departments and agencies on social media advertising over the past number of years.
