Last week, provincial and federal privacy watchdogs announced an investigation to delve into whether TikTok complies with Canadian privacy legislation
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already suspended his use of the TikTok video app and a spokesman says all members of caucus will do the same.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s office says all Liberal MPs have been asked to suspend their TikTok accounts and remove the app from both their work and personal devices.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he plans to step away from the social media platform, although did not say whether all of his MPs would follow suit.
Fortier announced Monday that Ottawa would ban TikTok from all government-issued devices, after similar moves in the United States and European Union, and the House of Commons says its own ban will come into effect Friday., which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, complies with Canadian privacy legislation.
This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.
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