As India bans TikTok app, downloads increase on third-party sites

Popular Chinese short video app TikTok downloads surge by about 10-15 times on third-party sites like APKMirror, following its ban in India, as reported by Mint. The app which allows users to create short videos and share them has more than 120 million users in India and is popular among youngsters.

The Madras High Court on April 3 had directed the Centre to ban TikTok app, saying it was evident from media reports that pornography and inappropriate content were made available through such mobile apps. Following the Supreme Court's refusal to stay the Madras High Court order, tech giants Google and Apple removed TikTok from their app stores in India to prohibit further downloads of the app.

While users may not be able to download TikTok from the app stores going forward, people who have already downloaded it will be able to continue using the app on their phones.