The federal government continues to advertise on TikTok, despite having banned the China-linked app from all government devices late last month due to security concerns.
Ottawa told CBC News it’s running several taxpayer-funded ad campaigns on TikTok, a video-sharing service popular with young people.
The ads promote government messaging on topics such as public safety, armed forces recruitment and online disinformation, said the Privy Council Office last week.
The advertising campaigns pose no security concerns for the government because a third party ad agency posts them on TikTok, said Privy Council spokesperson Stéphane Shank in an email.
But some tech experts argue Ottawa is sending Canadians
