TIKTOK WORLD'S TICKLE : PRECIS

Some governments have tried to balance concerns about TikTok's security with free expression.

Taiwan banned the app from government devices in 2019. But officials say they aren't contemplating a wholesale ban because they do not want to curb Taiwan's culture of public debate.

Britain, Australia and France, as well as the executive arm of the European Union and New Zealand's Parliament, have adopted the same approach.

TikTok was already banned from government-issued mobile devices in Canada when the government directed TikTok to close its offices in the country in November, citing national security risks posed by ByteDance.

In documents filed in Canadian court last month to challenge the order., TikTok claimed that the Canadian government had directed it to delay overdue paperwork until the United States had decided on its approach to the company.

The World Students Society thanks Meaghan Tobin.