Federal officials and lawmakers Canada they will have to remove TikTok, the popular video app, before this Friday. The government of Justin Trudeau It took the measure after other countries, such as the United States and the European Union, pointed out risks to the privacy and security of their citizens.

Mona Fortier, chairwoman of the Canadian Treasury Board, explained TikTok “poses an unacceptable risk to privacy and security”, something confirmed by the director of the Information Systems of Canada. Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, assured that he respects freedom of speech and internet browsing “but we also have very important principles of online protection for your safety”.

For example, TikTok is disappearing from the mobile phones of civil servants, something the application, owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, regrets. According to an email sent to the CBC network, TikTok spokespersons indicate that Canada never communicated to them “specific security concerns” and did not consult with its managers before making the decision.

Officials at the European Commission have until March 15 to remove the app from their devices. The measure had been taken protect the data of the European Commission and strengthen its cybersecurity.

in 2022 USA banned the app from federal government devices and some US lawmakers are trying to ban TikTok from operating nationwide.