USA edges closer to banning TikTok Chinese app
Technology | July 22, 2020 19:24 ISTTikTok, the Chinese social app could soon face a permanent ban in the United States of America over security concerns. Here's all you need to know.
TikTok, the Chinese social app could soon face a permanent ban in the United States of America over security concerns. Here's all you need to know.
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TikTok pulling itself out of its Chinese holding company and operating as an independent American company is a much better solution than banning, a top White House official said on Thursday.
Days after India banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, The White House has said that a decision on Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, could be taken within weeks and not months.
TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, was recently banned in India citing security issues
TikTok, along with various other Chinese apps, was recently banned in India and could be blocked from the US too
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TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps have been recently blocked in India, following which they were removed from the app stores
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In what may come as a big blow for China, after India now the United States is considering banning Chinese apps like TikTok, others. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said the United States is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
On June 30, the percentage increase in the number of times Tik Tok was searched fell to a mere 23 percent.
Besides Tiktok, India banned on Monday 58 other apps with Chinese links, including the popular UC Browser, for engaging in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
Instagram was predicted as the most obvious migration platform for the TikTok users as most of them had an existing account and promoted their TikTok content on the Facebook-owned app.
Right after Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, users scrambled to find alternatives as these apps had made inroads into the lives of millions of Indians. TikTok itself, had become source of income for many content makers, especially young. Their online fame disappeared overnight.
TikTok from China-based ByteDance said they are not pursuing legal action regarding the government's directive as reported in a section of the media.
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