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Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order

By Aditya Kalra and Sudarshan Varadhan on Apr 17, 2019 7:01AM
Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order

Directive to prohibit downloads.

Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court's directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The move comes hours after a court in southern Tamil Nadu state refused a request by ...

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