Citing the Madras High Court order of April 3, The Indian government today banned TikTok app downloads in the country. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked Google and Apple to remove it from their respective stores.
The court said it encouraged pornography and could put child users of sexual predators at risk.
The video sharing app faced a massive backlash due to issues like the inability for quality control and abusive and pornographic content on the platform. In recent times, the authorities have also found cases of cyberbullying through the app.
TikTok, app to create and share short videos
Bytedance, the TikTok developer company, challenged the High Court order in the Supreme Court of India, citing free speech rights in the country. In response, the Superior Court referred the case to the State Court, where the company's application was rejected and application ban was implemented.
TikTok is a video sharing application that allows users to create short videos with special effects. Users can express their creativity on popular songs in many ways. It has some 500 million active users worldwide, including more than 120 million in India., and recently surpassed XNUMX billion downloads globally. It is a major rival to Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and other social media sites.
The app was still available on the Apple App Store until midnight on Tuesday, but is now completely blocked in the country, considering that Google Play Store Instantly Blocked Downloads In India After Receiving The Request From The Ministry.
The company employed around 250 people in India to develop applications and keep tabs on content. It's a sudden setback for Bytedance, and now it would be interesting to see how it responds. Will you launch another TikTok-like app just for India?
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