Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an
Irish subsidiary, a response to India's ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a
MILITARY standoff between the two countries.
The quick workaround showed the ban was largely symbolic since the apps can’t be automatically erased from devices where they are already downloaded, and is a response to a border clash with
China where 20 Indian soldiers died earlier this month, digital experts said.
Late Monday, the government said that it was banning 59 Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok, which is operated by Chinese internet firm Bytedance.