TikTok’s Canada unit seeks judicial review of govt’s shutdown orders

TikTok’s Canada unit filed an emergency motion with Canada’s Federal Court seeking a judicial review of an order that the company shut down its operations in the country on national security concerns, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Chinese-owned social media app requested the court set aside a government order requiring TikTok to wind-up its business in Canada, a filing dated Dec 5 showed.

As an alternative, the filing said the court could set aside the order and return it to the government for review along with guidance.