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Amid anti-China sentiments, police use TikTok to spread Covid-19 awareness

Besides Covid-related information, the Bengaluru police has used TikTok to highlight issues related to women's safety and online frauds.

The Covid-19 crisis is likely to be a major issue in the municipal and zilla panchayat elections, which are scheduled to be held between October and December. As of Saturday, the state had reported 15,934 cases and 980 deaths | Photo: PTI
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Kerala police has been particularly proactive in using the platform to share citizen-centric videos with guidelines and tips on Covid-19 safety. Representative image.

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TikTok for a cause
 
Even as much of India is planning to uninstall TikTok, the police department in various states is using the Chinese video-sharing social networking service to reach out to people and spread awareness about Covid-19. Kerala police has been particularly proactive in using the platform to share citizen-centric videos with guidelines and tips on Covid-19 safety. Besides Covid-related information, the Bengaluru police has used TikTok to highlight issues related to women's safety and online frauds. The Punjab Police’s recent videos even feature voice-overs by local celebrities like actor Jaswinder Bhalla, singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh and