TikTok, India

Here’s What Happened When India Banned TikTok in 2020
Despite the ban, TikTok did just fine in expanding around the world, while national and international tech companies rushed to fill the Indian void, in the process transforming th
Good morning, America: Why India banned TikTok 5 Years Back
America's TikTok ban came five years after India blocked the app, citing security reasons. India had said that TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, posed a threat to sovereignty and security of the country.
What happened when other countries banned TikTok
India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.
TikTok ban looms in the US: Why India banned it 5 years ago, what happened then
TikTok faced a similar ban in India nearly five years ago, as it now does in the US. An executive order issued by then-US President Donald Trump also referred to India’s ban in 2020.
Lessons From India's TikTok Ban: What US Can Learn From Our Homegrown Influencers
The Indian Government’s action in 2020 serves as a case study of how quickly platforms can be sidelined due to regulatory decisions.
Where is TikTok banned? These countries restrict the app.
TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.
What Time Will The TikTok Ban Start In The U.S.? Here’s What Could Happen
TikTok is set to be banned tomorrow. Here's what time the ban could start in the U.S. and what the app could look like for users trying to access it on Sunday.
US TikTok ban could echo India chaos as users seek options
TikTok fans in the U.S. are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown, ...
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
TikTok, originally a merger of ByteDance's Douyin and Musical.ly in 2017, has faced escalating national security concerns in ...
TikTok banned: Wildly addictive app goes dark as fans mourn. Will Trump save it?
TikTok’s ban marooned over 170 million monthly users who made the wildly addictive short-form video app a central part of ...
Ban Ki Baat: Will India or Trump define the next chapter in the TikTok saga
When India banned TikTok in June 2020, Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube gained big time. Will it be the same with the US ...
Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that ...
US TikTok ban could echo India chaos as users seek new options
TIKTOK fans in the United States are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown, evoking the chaos of India’s 2020 ban that erased the app from the ...
The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok starting Sunday unless ByteDance sells it to an approved buyer. Concerns ...
TikTok disappears from prominent app stores in US; Company says, 'fortunate that President Trump...'
Chinese app TikTok is facing a federal ban in the US as it was removed from prominent app stores in the country. The company ...