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Tuesday 7 July 2020

After India, the US may also tighten its grip on China / ban all Chinese apps, including TikTok in the US, said Foreign Minister Pompeo.

After India, the US may also tighten its grip on China / ban all Chinese apps, including TikTok in the US, said Foreign Minister Pompeo.



America is the second largest market for Tiktok outside China, with 454 million active users.
Tiktok will walk out of the Hong Kong market on its own, the decision came after the new security law came into force
Washington. The Chinese app may now be banned in the US after India. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hinted at this. "We are seriously considering banning all social media applications in China, including Tiktok," he said in an interview on Monday. The US statement came six days after the Chinese app was launched in India.

India views the Chinese application as a threat to national security
On June 29, amid tensions in Ladakh, India banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok. The government said that the user's information is being obtained through these apps, it is a threat to the security of the country. Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called the decision a digital strike on China. Pompeo justified India's decision.

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Outside of China, America is the second largest market for Tiktok. Tiktok currently has 4.54 crore users, up from 2019 it was 3.96 crore. Tiktok, on the other hand, was growing rapidly in India. As of 2019, Tiktok had 11.93 crore users in India, up from 200 million by June this year.

Tiktok will also depart from Hong Kong
China's video sharing app Tiktok has said it will be out of business in Hong Kong in a few days. Tiktok has taken this decision after the new security law came into force in Hong Kong. Tiktok has also been accused of managing content and user data in favor of the Chinese government.

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