Trudeau won't comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians' security.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would force TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the social media app within the year or face an American ban.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is declining to comment on the U.S. closing in on a bill that could ban TikTok — but says the federal government will continue to 'look closely' at the safety of Canadians.

The proposed ban was slipped into a multi-billion dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Trudeau says that when it comes to TikTok, the security, privacy and data protection of Canadians needs to come first.

The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of TikTok last September and the app has been banned from federal government devices.

Western governments have suggested that the popular platform could put sensitive data in the hands of China's government or be used as a misinformation tool.