TikTok was removed from Google and Apple app stores in India after New Delhi said on Monday night it was among the 59 apps which it believed posed a ‘threat to sovereignty and integrity’. — Reuters
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG: An Indian ban on dozens of Chinese apps following a border clash between the two nations has possibly derailed a US$1bil (RM4.28bil) India expansion plan of China’s ByteDance, while also sparking an uproar from users of its popular TikTok video app.
TikTok was removed from Google and Apple app stores in India after New Delhi said on Monday night it was among the 59 apps which it believed posed a “threat to sovereignty and integrity”. Late on June 30, TikTok’s already downloaded versions on phones in India stopped showing any videos.
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