Beijing Could Exploit TikTok to Bolster Its Power, Says Canada’s Intelligence Agency in Declassified Document

Beijing Could Exploit TikTok to Bolster Its Power, Says Canada’s Intelligence Agency in Declassified Document
The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside the TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, Calif., on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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The Beijing regime is potentially leveraging TikTok, the short video streaming application, to bolster its strength, Canada’s intelligence agency said in a document recently released publicly.

The 2022 document released to the Foreign Interference Commission shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) expressing concerns about the app’s collection of Western user data and its potential impact on democracy.