Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador Ban TikTok on Government-Issued Devices

Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador Ban TikTok on Government-Issued Devices
The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have banned TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, joining a growing list of jurisdictions that have imposed restrictions on the Chinese-owned social media network.

The video-sharing platform has come under increased scrutiny in Canada and elsewhere because the Chinese government has a stake in its owner, ByteDance, and Chinese laws allow the state to demand access to user data.