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Have not shared any info of Indian users with Chinese govt: TikTok on ban

The app is not available for downloads on any official app distribution platform in India

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TikTok was taken down from Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store on Tuesday morning.

BS Web Team New Delhi
TikTok has not shared information on Indian users with China or other foreign governments, it said on Tuesday after New Delhi last evening banned it along with 58 other apps with Chinese links.

“We have been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications,” said Tik Tok India head Nikhil Gandhi in a statement.

TikTok “continued to comply with data privacy and security requirements under Indian law” and had not shared any information of users in India with “any foreign government, including the Chinese government”. The viral app added: “if we are requested to in