TikTok users in Canada could be part of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the popular social media app.

On behalf of TikTok users in Canada, a proposed class action was filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. According to the court document , the claim alleges that TikTok collected users’ data in a way that violated several Canadian privacy laws.

The lawsuit was filed on Nov. 14 by a TikTok user from B.C. against TikTok Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, TikTok Ltd. in Shanghai, ByteDance Ltd. (the company that owns the platform), and TikTok Technology Canada Inc. in B.C.

TikTok allows users to create and share short-form videos. It first launched in Canada in 2017, and as of November 2024, the platform had 14 million active monthly users nationwide.

The allegations

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