What Happened When India Banned TikTok in 2020 - TIME
19 hours ago · But TikTok actually faced an even bigger exodus of users in 2020, when India banned the app. At the time, India was TikTok’s biggest foreign market outside of China, with 200 million users .
TikTok ban looms in the US: Why India banned it 5 years ago, …
2 days ago · In response, TikTok India’s head at the time said in a statement that the app “continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and has not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese Government.” When Trump cited India’s TikTok ban
TikTok bans in other countries have led to disparate outcomes
23 hours ago · When India banned TikTok one evening in June 2020, the move was swift and permanent. The country’s internet and mobile data providers blocked access to the app, and overnight its 200 million ...
US TikTok ban could echo India chaos as users seek options
1 day ago · TikTok fans in the U.S. 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 lives ...
Tiktok's possible US exit evokes chaos of India's 2020 ban for …
1 day ago · While TikTok's overall impact on India's economy before the ban is unclear, the company estimates that it drove $15 billion in revenue for U.S. small businesses in 2023 and contributed about $24 ...
The TikTok saga: What is it, why it is banned in India?
5 days ago · TikTok was banned in India in June 2020 by the Indian government citing a range of reasons for the ban, with national security concerns being at the forefront. The Indian government expressed its ...
The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media ... - BBC
Dec 6, 2024 · TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.
Here’s what happened when India banned TikTok | PBS News
Apr 24, 2024 · In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid goodbye to the app, which is operated by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. New Delhi had suddenly banned the popular app, alongside dozens other...
What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok - The New York Times
Mar 22, 2024 · Then, on June 29, 2020, the Indian government banned TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, after a simmering conflict between India and China flared into violence at their border. A...
India banned TikTok overnight but 200 million people learned to …
Mar 14, 2024 · India's content creators learned to survive and thrive without TikTok. As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons...