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The significance of India banning 59 Chinese apps and the window of opportunity it presents
Decision of India to ban 59 Chinese apps has sent ripples across the world, with global media giants picking up the threads of a story that has just begun to develop.
Day after Govt of India banned 59 Chinese apps, TikTok India releases statement, claims does not share data with Chinese govt
A day after Govt of India banned 59 Chinese apps over security and data concern, TikTok issues a statement.
GOI bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, says they engage in activities that threaten Indian national sovereignty, integrity and defence
The Ministry of Information Technology stated that 59 apps including TikTok that have been banned by the GOI.
Haryana: TikTok star found murdered in her own beauty parlour, family accuses ‘friend’ Arif
Shivani's phone was allegedly being used by the murderer. While she was killed on the night of June 26, a video was posted from her account on June 28, a few hours before her body was found.
Chingari, Indian alternative to TikTok, gains momentum amidst calls to boycott Chinese products
Besides creating content, Chingari allows users to socialise and browse entertainment news, funny videos, song videos, love quotes etc.
TikTok is secretly accessing your iPhone’s clipboard: Report raises massive security concern about Chinese app snooping on users
Forbes noted that while TikTok had vowed to put an end to this 'invasive practice,' but it continued unabated as late as April.
16-year-old TikTok celebrity Siya Kakkar dies by suicide, family demands detailed police investigation
The news of the suicide of TikTok star Siya Kakkar comes days after actor Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide
Uttar Pradesh: 4 youths burn Indian flag, raise anti-national slogans for TikTok popularity, one minor arrested
Four youths in Bazarkhala area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh allegedly burnt the Indian national flag and raised anti-national slogans to make a TikTok video go viral.
‘Social media literacy is national security’: US Chief of Naval Operations raises privacy concerns over Chinese app TikTok
Raising apprehensions on the privacy of the Chinese app users, the US Navy Chief of Information stated that one needn't be a think tank expert to understand how important it has always been for the Chinese government to have control over information.
Intelligence agencies red-flag 52 apps linked with China that may compromise user data: Report
Intelligence agencies claim that the Chinese mobile apps are not safe and are extracting a large amount of data outside India.
