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Ontario bans TikTok on government-owned devices

The federal government banned the app from government-owned devices last week after the chief information officer said it has an “unacceptable” level of risk to privacy and security.

Published Mar 9, 2023 at 9:45pm

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Ontario bans TikTok on government-owned devices

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

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