REGINA - The Government of Saskatchewan is the latest in Canada to ban the use of TikTok.
The move was announced in a statement from the province over the noon hour. It reads as follows:
"Following discussion with the federal Chief Information Officer and the provincial Information & Privacy Commissioner, the Government of Saskatchewan is banning the TikTok application from all government-owned devices pending the results of the federal threat assessment. This direction applies to all ministries, crowns and agencies; and is also СÀ¶ÊÓƵ adopted by the government caucus."
The move follows similar announcements from the Government of Canada as well as other Canadian provinces.