Prohibition on Tiktok removed but not available in App Stores

Tiktok, the popular application most used by young people for uploading short videos, which had previously been banned for explicit content distribution and the deployment of child pornography, was again sidelined. The ban was pronounced by the Madaras High Court. In accordance with the ban, the app has been removed from app stores on Android and iOS devices, which has not literally affected existing users because only new users have been prevented from downloading the application. After removing the ban, users still are not able to download the application from the app stores.

According to reports from Gadgets 360, the Madaras High Court has not sent an official order to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologies for the application to be available in the official app stores Google Play Store and Apple App Sore. Even if the app is installed via Google Chrome, a download error will be displayed. According to the Supreme Court of Madaras, the ban had been created for the sole purpose of preventing the indulgence of children in cybercrime and explicit content in retaliation, to which Tiktok s & # It is ensured to strengthen the preventive security measures in order to "show" the commitment to its users in India. India is also the largest market with its 120 million active users per month.