Trudeau Is Happy That Her Child Can No Longer Play TikTok After Being Banned On Government Phones

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family met US President Joe Biden and his wife. (photo: Twitter @JustinTrudeau)

JAKARTA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is pleased that the ban on the use of social media applications owned by Chinese company TikTok, on devices issued by the Canadian government, has prevented its children from accessing the platform anymore.

"Our fear of TikTok is about security and access to information that the Chinese government can have on government phones. It's just a personal benefit that my children can no longer use TikTok," Trudeau said at a press conference with US President Joe Biden at Ottawa on Friday, March 24.

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Trudeau, 51, has three children, two of whom are teenagers. His administration announced a ban on the use of TikTok last month, arguing the platform poses a "unacceptable" risk to privacy and security.

"I'm certainly worried about their privacy and security, that's why I'm happy that on their phones issued by the government, they no longer access TikTok," Trudeau said. "That's a big frustration for them. 'This applies to us too, dad?'"

The Canadian government has banned the use of TikTok social media applications owned by Chinese companies due to concerns over security and privacy risks. The Canadian government considers the platform to have unacceptable risks in terms of privacy and security of user data, including potential access by the Chinese government to information related to government phones. This ban is also supported by similar decisions taken by other countries such as the United States, Britain, Poland and Scotland.