TikTok India To Close Shop As Government Continues Chinese App Ban
The decision comes after the government said the block against TikTok and Helo along with 59 apps will continue, which was first announced in June. Pixabay Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-27T12:32:59+05:30 TikTok India To Close Shop As Government Continues Chinese App Ban outlookindia.com 2021-01-27T12:48:53+05:30
Following India s app ban, Chinese social media firm and owner of TikTok, Bytedance, has announced that its India outfit will be closing owing to continued restrictions in the country.
Bytedance owns both TikTok and Helo apps that were blocked in June last year owing to security concerns.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has reportedly issued fresh notices to make permanent a ban imposed on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in June. Zee News tried reaching the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for a comment but they were unavailable outside regular working hours. A TikTok representative was quoted as saying that the company was evaluating the notice and will respond to it as appropriate.