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The federal government yesterday announced it would be forcing TikTok Canada to shut down its local offices.
This decision was made after a detailed national security review by Canada’s intelligence and security agencies. TikTok is owned by China’s ByteDance.
Although TikTok’s Canadian business is closing, the federal government has stopped short of banning the app altogether. Canadians can still use TikTok and create content. Um, yes, you read that right.
“The government is not blocking Canadians’ access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content. The decision to use a social media application or platform is a personal choice,” said Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
In a statement, TikTok said it is fighting back against Ottawa. “Shutting down TikTok’s Canadian offices and destroying hundreds of well-paying local jobs is not in anyone’s best interest,” said the company in a statement yesterday.
“We will challenge this order in court. The TikTok platform will remain available for creators to find an audience, explore new interests and for businesses to thrive,” said TikTok.
In Canada, TikTok creators don’t get paid on the platform through its Creator Fund, which generates income based on a variety of factors, including views. With a large audience—which TikTok makes seem easy to achieve—many creators secure private ad deals that can be very lucrative.
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why the hell did they not ban the app???
Have you ever been a spectator in the court system? The judge may side with the plaintiff (the other party is guilty) and each party must pay their own legal fees instead of doing what's ethical and (common) in awarding legal fees to the winner.
Put simply, it's about all about optics/perception or taking actions that appear to address an issue, but without making a meaningful impact. We live in a very dysfunctional time where it seems only a Thanos snap can create balance.
I'm also wondering why they didn't explain that better in their new release. There may be a good reason that users might even get behind, but they really need to let people know why it made sense to shut down the company's Canadian operation but not the app.
If you don't know, you are part of the problem.
They should have.
Immediately.
No chance to sell, just shut that s*^# down
If you only knew what is behind this app, you'd believe what you are saying.
Why do so many people want the government to start banning apps? It's a slippery slope. Do you really want the government to be deciding which apps might be inconvenient to their narratives and simply be able to ban them? There's a lot of anti-Trudeau posts on TikTok, so how do we know that's not the reason he wants it banned and spying is just an excuse? Or maybe banning TikTok is just an easy target so that the precedent is set for future bans of apps that point out their lies.
I think people want and expect the government to take any information it has about possible external threats and work to protect Canada's citizens and residents (or at least they should).
Can you imagine any of our current politicians not abusing this power once they have it? Do you trust our government to make sure we have fair and competitive cell phone plans for example?
Individual politicians can't simply ban and shut down apps on a whim, and getting rid of an app because of a potential national security threat to Canadians and the nation's sovereignty is entirely different from trying to the control services prices offered in an industry with relatively little competition.
Why do so many people want the government to start banning apps? It's a slippery slope. Do you really want the government to be deciding which apps might be inconvenient to their narratives and simply be able to ban them? There's a lot of anti-Trudeau posts on TikTok, so how do we know that's not the reason he wants it banned and spying is just an excuse? Or maybe banning TikTok is just an easy target so that the precedent is set for future bans of apps that point out their lies.