Millions switch to ‘local TikToks’ after India bans Chinese apps

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The ban comes as India steps up economic pressure on China following a border battle last month in which 20 Indian soldiers died.

, with authorities accusing them of activities"prejudicial" to the"sovereignty and integrity of India".

His photograph and 115 posts made over the past five years were deleted at the request of Indian authorities, the Chinese company said. Sharechat said in a statement that its video platform had clocked 15 million new downloads – sometimes at a rate of half-a-million every 30 minutes – in the 48 hours following the ban."We welcome the move from the government against platforms that have had serious privacy, cybersecurity and national security risks," Berges Malu, public policy director for ShareChat, told AFP.

 

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