TikTok is mounting legal challenges against government restrictions in North America, filing a judicial review application in Vancouver federal court to contest Canada's order to end its operations in the country.

The Canadian government ordered TikTok Technology Canada's dissolution following a national security review of ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company. While the app remains accessible to its 14 million Canadian users, the company must cease business operations at its Toronto and Vancouver offices.

TikTok's legal challenge claims the government's decision was:

• "Unreasonable" and "driven by improper purposes"
• "Grossly disproportionate"
• Based on a "procedurally unfair" national security review
• Lacking "rational connection" to identified security risks
• Threatening hundreds of Canadian jobs and business contracts

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne defended the decision, stating it addressed "specific national security risks" and was based on advice from Canada's security and intelligence community.

The challenges come as TikTok faces increasing pressure across Western nations:

• Potential U.S. ban looming in January 2024
• Enhanced scrutiny in Europe
• Concerns over election interference campaigns
• Questions about data security and Chinese government influence

Despite ByteDance relocating its headquarters to Singapore in 2020, concerns persist about the company's ties to China and potential national security implications.

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