Singh mulls TikTok return as U.S. nears potential ban over security fears
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is considering personally reactivating his TikTok account, as the U.S. moves towards a ban on the popular social media platform.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is considering personally reactivating his TikTok account as the U.S. government moves in the opposite direction with the looming possibility of a ban on the popular social media platform over security concerns.
“We’re making that consideration on how to get back on in a safe way,” said Singh at a news conference Wednesday in Edmonton.
A year ago, the NDP leader had nearly a million TikTok followers – one of the largest for a Canadian politician.
He deactivated the app last year, after the federal Liberals banned it on government-issued phones.
The move came as Western leaders expressed concerns TikTok could share user data with China – something the company denies.
“Those concerns for federal devices I understood and I listened,” Singh told reporters.
Singh made the remarks the same day U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law, forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app within the year or face an American ban.
Right now, a public inquiry into foreign interference is underway in Canada, looking at attempts particularly by China, to meddle in democratic institutions and influence society.
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