worldUpdated: Jul 05, 2020 00:28 ISTSocial media app TikTok distanced itself from Beijing after India banned 59 Chinese apps in the country, according to a correspondence seen by Reuters. TikTok, which is not available in China, is owned by China’s ByteDance but has sought to distance itself from its Chinese roots to appeal to a global audience. “I can confirm that the Chinese government has never made a request to us for the TikTok data of Indian users,” Mayer wrote, adding that data for Indian users is stored in servers in Singapore. In the letter, Mayer played up the company’s investment in the region, highlighting more than 3,500 direct and indirect employees and content available in 14 languages. “The privacy of our users, and the security and sovereignty of India, are of utmost importance to us,” Mayer wrote.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2020 18:40 UTC