TikTok is estimated to have more than 13 million users in India. — Dreamstime/TNS
LOS ANGELES: The Indian government has blocked TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in the wake of ongoing border tensions with China. In recent weeks, India and China have been at loggerheads over border disputes over the Galwan Valley in the territory of Ladakh.
An Indian government statement noted “raging concerns” with regards to data security and protecting the privacy of its citizens.
“The Ministry of Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India,” the statement said.
