Posted on 06/29/2020 1:26:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
India's government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country.
In a statement, it said the apps were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
In total, 59 different apps were banned - including popular messaging app WeChat.
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is headquartered in Beijing and the app first became popular in the Chinese market before spreading worldwide.
As it grew in popularity, it has faced accusations of links to the Chinese state, and of sending user data into China. Many of its strongest critics are in the United States, including some US senators who have called for an investigation into the company.
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We need to do the same.
Us and Europe.
Im not the biggest fan of India but lately my views are being revised. Good on them here.
HOORAY India. CHYna is azzhole.
https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23838
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ48rP_Rs4g
Any real country would do this! Nice job India; a real country...
We need to ban media like tic tok or however you spell it.
TikTok is a private company, they can do what they like.
TikTok is a private company, they can do what they like.
TikTok is a private company, they can do what they like.
TikTok is a private company, they can do what they like.
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