Tag: TikTok
India Bans 59 Chinese Apps Including TikTok, ShareIt
The Indian government on Monday banned nearly 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser and Xiaomi's Mi Community over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh.....
TikTok Removed 16mn Videos From Indian Users In 2019's 2nd Half
TikTok removed 16 million videos from Indian users in the last six months of 2019 for violating its content policies, the short video-sharing platform said in a transparency report on Thursday. ....
Why TikTok Ban May Not Have The Desired Results
With crores of people in India already using TikTok and all of them having the option to share the app with others, blocking its access on Google Play Store and Apple App Store may not have the desired results, say experts.....
India Bans PUBG, 117 More Chinese Apps Amid Faceoff At LAC
In yet another surgical strike on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Wednesday banned 118 apps, including the immensely popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile, Baidu and several VPNs that allowed access to TikTok that was earlier banned. ....
Rahul Takes On Modi Over Chinese Firms' Donations To PM Fund
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi again trained his guns at the Prime Minister over the PM-CARES Fund saying why Narendra Modi was not sharing details when everyone knew which Chinese companies donated to it. ....
Govt Bans 47 More Chinese Mobile Apps
Nearly a month after banning 59 Chinese apps, the Indian government has barred 47 more Chinese apps from operating in the country, which were largely clones of the previously banned apps, sources said.....
Trump Orders To Ban Deals With TikTok, WeChat In USA
US President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders prohibiting transactions in the country with the Chinese companies that own WeChat and TikTok. ....
Instagram Reels Emerges Top Choice In Tik Tok's Absence In India
After the departure of Tik Tok, Instagram Reels has become the most popular app for young Indians as seven in 10 (18-29 age group) said they would like to use Reels as a platform for video sharing, a new report said on Tuesday. ....
Disney's Streaming Chief Appointed As TikTok CEO
Long-time Disneys head of streaming Kevin Mayer is going to be the CEO of short-video making platform TikTok and chief operating officer of ByteDance which is the owner of TikTok.....
16-yr-old TikTok Star Found Hanging In Delhi
A minor girl, who reportedly had over one million followers on the short-video platform TikTok, was found hanging at her residence in the Geeta Colony area here, the police said on Thursday.....
