This sounds good in theory but as a Canadian I often wonder how much our government's actions are on behalf of us the people as opposed to well financed or politically powerful special interests. It looks to me like many Canadians other are wondering that as well.

However, that said, I do agree with your broader point. I'm suspicious of Tik Tok and the Chinese government's intentions and I think banning it was a good move.

Important to note that they didn’t ban TikTok in Canada.

They booted TikTok corporate from the country as a threat to national security.

Given how China operates globally and especially in Canada, I’m completely fine with them getting told to beat it

I am afraid that banning tiktok would make facebook a monopoly in this area. And facebook has a long story of disregarding privacy, mental health and rights of their users.

Facebook should also be regulated by western governments as they see fit

Facebook/youtube imposes enough censorship, more than any democratic government can possibly ask for, without looking too weird to the voters. So, gov does not see the reason to regulate, if platforms already proactively implemented all their most wild dreams.

That's fair, as long as you (as in country) won't cry foul when somebody blocks your outlet because they want to control your messaging.

If you're going to cry foul, maybe you shouldn't block the other party in the first place.

> it's better to limit what enemies are able to broadcast directly to our phones

Unrelated question: How many enemy-manufactured products do you use daily? How many enemy products are in your home?

>> it's better to limit what enemies are able to broadcast directly to our phones

> Unrelated question: How many enemy-manufactured products do you use daily? How many enemy products are in your home?

Ah, it's perfect, the enemy of the good. Greetings!