Communications Security Agency Advertised on TikTok After Ottawa Banned Platformed on Government Devices for Security

Communications Security Agency Advertised on TikTok After Ottawa Banned Platformed on Government Devices for Security
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken on Aug. 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Tara MacIsaac
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Canada’s federal agency in charge of communications security continued to use China’s TikTok for advertising beyond Feb. 28, the day the government banned the video hosting service on its devices over security concerns. Four other federal agencies also continued TikTok advertising.

In an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons on May 8, the agencies said a third-party agency managed the campaigns, using their devices to access TikTok.