Amid security concerns, Australia to ban TikTok on government devices
Government fears that the application's security could be compromised and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China.
Government fears that the application's security could be compromised and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China.
The White House gave federal agencies 30 days to purge the Chinese-owned app TikTok from all government-issued devices.
The executives expressed uncertainty on the company's comeback to India but expressed hope to do so in times to come.
The short-video sharing platform last week signed a music licensing agreement with T-Series.
In an earlier order issued on August 7, Trump prohibited the China-based company from doing business with US firms after 45 days.
This comes days after Pompeo lauded India’s 'clean app approach' saying New Delhi’s decision to ban 59 Chinese apps will 'boost the country's sovereignty and boost integrity and national security'.
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Meanwhile, the IT minister had on Wednesday, giving a clear signal for greater support to startups working towards enriching the digital universe, said that while Indians download a lot of apps from Google Play Store and Apple App Store, it is time to upload some.
The Government on Monday had banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser and Xiaomi’s Mi Community over national security concerns in a diplomatic reaction to the Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.
The decision came two days after the Supreme Court told the Madras High Court that the ban will be automatically lifted if a decision was not given by 24 April.
