The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly.

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The revelation comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to ban TikTok unless its China-based owner sells its stake in the business.

Asked whether the Canadian government would consider a measure similar to the U.S. bill, Champagne香蕉视频直播檚 office said that the Liberal cabinet 香蕉视频直播渋ssued an order for the national security review of TikTok Canada香蕉视频直播� on Sept. 6.

It said the review was based on the expansion of a business, which it said constituted the establishment of a new Canadian entity. It declined to provide any further details about what expansion it was reviewing.

The office said the cabinet order was not accessible online, as is routine, because the information is protected and confidential under the Investment Canada Act.

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The federal government banned TikTok from its mobile devices in February 2023 after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched their own investigation into the platform.

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TikTok is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

U.S. lawmakers contend ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok香蕉视频直播檚 U.S. consumers, given Chinese national security laws that compel organizations to assist with intelligence gathering.

The bill must still pass the Senate, where lawmakers have indicated it will undergo a thorough review. U.S. President Joe Biden has said if Congress passes the measure, he will sign it.

Nearly 30 per cent of Canadian respondents to an October 2022 survey by Toronto Metropolitan University said they were on TikTok.

For many Canadian creators who make TikTok content, the U.S. market is paramount, said Scott Benzie, executive director of Digital First Canada. The organization advocates for digital creators, and has in the past received funding from TikTok.

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Nathan Kennedy, a personal finance content creator from Hamilton, Ont., said he香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播減retty calm香蕉视频直播� about the situation, noting threats to ban TikTok have been around for years.

TikTok is his biggest platform, and the majority of his audience is in the United States. He became a full-time content creator two-and-a half years ago.

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He said it香蕉视频直播檚 hard to believe a ban will actually happen that causes TikTok to exit the U.S.

But if the hypothetical worst-case scenario does happen, Kennedy said he would turn to other platforms.

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