US EditionTikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
CANADA, JUL 14 – TikTok CEO Shou Chew seeks urgent meeting to prevent firing over 350 Canadian employees and halt shutdown after national security concerns involving parent company ByteDance.
- TikTok CEO Shou Chew asked Industry Minister Mélanie Joly on July 2, 2025, for an urgent in-person meeting about the federal government’s order to shut down TikTok’s Canadian operations.
- In November 2024, following a security assessment concerning ByteDance Ltd., the parent company of TikTok, Canadian authorities issued an order to shut down the platform’s operations due to privacy issues related to Chinese laws requiring data sharing with the government.
- Chew argued the order was outdated, made under different circumstances, and that without intervention, TikTok would soon fire over 350 Canadian employees and stop investment in Canada.
- TikTok has filed a legal appeal in Federal Court against the government’s shutdown directive, arguing that the actions taken do not logically address the purported national security threats, while highlighting that the app continues to serve 14 million users across Canada.
- The ongoing dispute suggests potential impacts on Canadian jobs, cultural sponsorships, and regulatory accountability as TikTok maintains its presence but faces a critical wind-up phase.
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