Google blocks TikTok in India after Madras HC order against video app to curb porn
Court ruling restricts future downloads, not existing downloads. It?s a big blow to app?s owner, China?s Bytedance, world?s most highly valued start-up.
- San Francisco: Google has complied with an Indian court order to block access to the popular app TikTok over government concerns with illicit content, according to a person familiar with the decision.
- An Indian state court had earlier asked the federal government to ban TikTok, citing concerns the video-sharing mobile app exposed children to troubling content, including pornography.
- A Bytedance spokeswoman declined to comment on the app store decisions, but provided a statement from TikTok India : "We have faith in the Indian judicial system," the company said.
- Reuters reported earlier on TikTok's removal from Google's app store in India.