india halts downloads of tiktok video app

26, 2021: MeitY permanently bans TikTok and 58 other apps in notices to the apps, saying their answers and clarifications following the ban were found to be inadequate. 2020: The company keeps the conversation going on Twitter and Instagram to keep audience interest alive. As the app stops working in India, the up and coming Indian influencer economy on the platform faces a massive setback, so does the regional music industry. July-August 2020: The rise of TikTok copycats.

Parent company ByteDance decides to stay back and win the gov's trust. June 29, 2020: MeitY issues a temporary ban on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps on concerns over “stealing” user data and calls the company “prejudicial” to India’s sovereignty, integrity, and national security. June 2020: As hostilities between India and China intensify at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, TikTok bears the brunt of anger from Indian internet users, becoming the face of India’s growing concerns about China and its hold on India’s technology space. Later, as the pandemic takes hold and people stay at home, the app becomes popular among the urban elite, foreign celebs Indianise content for their fanbase. From young adults in small towns using the app to register their protest against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) to police officers and others risking their jobs to produce short videos. Jan-May 2020: The rise and rise of TikTok influencers in India.

MeiTY gives it a green light but PMO asks it to keep a close watch.

Later in 2019, to combat criticism around salacious content, TikTok gets film celebrities like Madhuri Dixit and Yami Gautam on the platform, diversifies content to include educational, motivational, fitness, and cooking videos on its platform.Īugust 2019: TikTok claims exclusive rights over ownership of content that puts its intermediary status as social media platforms under the IT Act into question. By the end of the month, the court lifts the ban and TikTok survives to see another day. Next, Apple and Google remove TikTok from their app store. First, the Madras High Court orders the government to prevent TikTok downloads over concerns that it was being used to spread content dangerous for children. 2017: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming acquires Musical.ly, rebrands it as TikTok, begins global expansion, including entry into India.Ģ018: TikTok racks up 100 million downloads and with 20 million MAUs in India.Īpril 2019: An eventful month for TikTok.

India halts downloads of tiktok video app