The video-sharing app is questioning the timing of Ottawa’s decision, given recent allegations of Chinese interference in two Canadian elections and similar bans in the United States.
OTTAWA— TikTok is slamming Ottawa’s decision to ban its app from government devices, arguing that the company has been “dragged” into a geopolitical firestorm that has seen other jurisdictions clamp down on the app and allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections.
“It points to it being a political decision and not, as was asserted, one that was based on privacy and security risks. There was nothing that changed recently, or was revealed about TikTok, that would have led to this being a sudden announcement on a Monday morning,” said Steve de Eyre, TikTok Canada’s director of public policy and government affairs.
“That’s just an unrelated story, but I think we’re being dragged into that because of geopolitical reasons,” he said. “We also weren’t asked any questions, or asked for any information, or given an opportunity to refute any of the allegations that are being made. It’s also not clear to us what information this was based on,” de Eyre said.
“I think this decision lacked transparency, accountability, due process,” de Eyre said. “We have to differentiate between political decisions and decisions that are based on security and privacy and those shouldn’t be conflated.”
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