India bans Chinese apps, including TikTok, citing national security concerns

By Mica Soellner

Published June 30, 2020 8:42pm ET

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India bans Chinese apps, including TikTok, citing national security concerns — India banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including rising social media service TikTok, as escalations between the two nations worsen. TikTok, whose parent company is Beijing-based ByteDance, has built a huge audience in India thanks to expanded funding aimed at increasing its global presence, according to the New York Times. The decision to ban the app […]

India banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including rising social media service TikTok, as escalations between the two nations worsen.

TikTok, whose parent company is Beijing-based ByteDance, has built a huge audience in India thanks to expanded funding aimed at increasing its global presence, according to the New York Times.

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