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TikTok refutes allegations of Indian politician over data sharing

Chinese video-sharing app TikTok refuted India's opposition leader allegations of collecting user data illegally. In a statement to media, Chinese firm ByteDance owned app said it abides by all local laws and regulations. The privacy and security of users are its top priority. The statement came in response to India's senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleging in the Lok Sabha that the short video platform was illegally collecting data and sending to China. Tharoor had described it an issue of national security. TikTok termed the allegations as "untrue" and said it abides by local laws and regulations in the markets where it operates. It said the Chinese government has no access to TikTok users' data nor does it have any existing partnership with China Telecom. "These claim...

Madras High Court uplifts ban on TikTok app

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench on Wednesday lifted the ban on video mobile application TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, subject to certain conditions. Deciding the case filed by advocate Muthukumar, the bench vacated its interim order banning the app, subject to conditions that pornographic videos will not be uploaded on it, failing with the contempt of court proceedings would begin. Early this month, the high court, on a petition filed by the advocate, issued an interim order to the Central government banning downloading of the app in India and restricted the media from telecasting videos taken using the app. The high court had passed an interim order banning the app citing inappropriate and pornographic content. Tamil Nadu's Information Technology M...

Google blocks TikTok app in India, Apple still running it

After an Indian court decision, Google blocked video app TikTok in India from its App store. After refusal on the ban by southern Tamil Nadu court on the request by China's Bytedance Technology TikTok app future is now uncertain in India. As per the latest information, the app was still available on Apple's platforms but was no longer available on Google's Play store in India. The state court had on April 3 asked the federal government to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and made child users vulnerable to sexual predators. Its ruling came after an individual launched a public interest litigation calling for a ban. The federal government had sent a letter to Apple and Google to abide by the state court's order, according to an IT ministry official. “We have fai...