TikTok is one of 59 apps to have been banned in India following the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a border dispute with China earlier this month. The ban on the mostly Chinese apps comes after a deadly border conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and China which saw 20 Indian soldiers lose their lives during hand-to-hand combat. The Indian government has banned TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, and 58 other apps this week citing security concerns'The government of India has decided to disallow the usage of certain apps... The Indian ministry did not reference the border conflict or the fact that many of the banned apps were developed by Chinese companies in their statement. The ban on the mostly Chinese apps comes after a deadly border conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and China, in the northern Ladakh region, which saw 20 Indian soldiers lose their lives during hand-to-hand combat.

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 18:03 UTC