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India Blocks X Account Of Turkish State Media Outlet TRT World
India has blocked the X (formerly Twitter) account of TRT World, a Turkish government-funded international news outlet, accusing it of amplifying misinformation and propaganda against India's national interests.
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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India's TikTok Alternative Thrives After Ban on Chinese Apps
Jiya Kiran Valambhia's success story as a social media influencer is a familiar one in the age of TikTok.
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Garena Free Fire Unavailable In India, Day After Ban On Chinese Apps
Sea Ltd-owned game Free Fire is currently unavailable in app stores in India, unit Garena International said late on Monday, after media reports said the country had banned 54 apps of Chinese origin over security reasons.
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TikTok Parent ByteDance To Downscale India Business, 2,000 May Lose Jobs
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.
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Government Widens Chinese App Ban To Cover More Products From Xiaomi, Baidu: Report
The new list reportedly contains mostly clones, or simply different versions, of the already banned apps
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Microsoft In Talks To Acquire TikTok's US Ops As Trump Wants Ban: Report
Technology giant Microsoft is in advance talks to acquire TikTok's US operations, according to a media report on Friday, even as President Donald Trump said his administration is considering to ban the Chinese video app.
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Fake TikTok Malware Being Spread Through WhatsApp, Maharashtra Cyber Cell Warns
The government advisory says that miscreants are now taking advantage of the popularity of TikTok by promoting a malware app called TikTok Pro. The offenders are calling TikTok Pro as an alternative to the banned app. They are sending text messages via various social media platforms, encouraging users to download the app from external links.
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Indian Army Asks Personnel to Delete 89 Apps Including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG: Report
The Indian Army wants personnel to delete 89 apps, from messaging, to social media like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, games like PUBG, and all Tencent gaming apps, dating apps like Tinder and even news apps like Daily Hunt. There's a lot of overlap with the government's ban of 59 Chinese apps, but this list is even broader and isn't restricted t...
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TikTok Expects Over $6 Billion Loss After India's Ban On App: Report
Chinese tech giant unicorn ByteDance Ltd is anticipating a loss of over $6 billion after three of its apps, including the hugely popular video app TikTok, were banned by India this week, a media report said.
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India's Ban on Chinese Apps: Millions Switch to 'Local TikToks'
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbours, industry officials said Thursday.
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Millions Switch To "Local TikToks" After India Bans Chinese Apps
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since the centre banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the two neighbours, industry officials said today.
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Moj by ShareChat Wants to Be the Indian TikTok, Gets 50 Thousand Downloads in 2 Days
Moj, an app by Indian social media platform ShareChat, has been silently launched to fill in the void left by TikTok. Moj is available on the Google Play store for free and offers similar functionality to TikTok in terms of short videos, special effects, stickers, and emoticons.
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Blocked Apps By India Include Those Of Chinese Tech Giants: Foreign Media
India banned 59 apps from China including the very popular short-video program TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., citing threats to its sovereignty, security and public order, as relations between the two nations worsened.
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Top Court Refuses To Hear Plea Of TikTok Seeking Transfer Of Cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear a plea of Chinese social media app TikTok for the transfer of cases relating to ban on it from the Madras High Court to the top court.
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India Blocks X Account Of Turkish State Media Outlet TRT World
India has blocked the X (formerly Twitter) account of TRT World, a Turkish government-funded international news outlet, accusing it of amplifying misinformation and propaganda against India's national interests.
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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India's TikTok Alternative Thrives After Ban on Chinese Apps
Jiya Kiran Valambhia's success story as a social media influencer is a familiar one in the age of TikTok.
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Garena Free Fire Unavailable In India, Day After Ban On Chinese Apps
Sea Ltd-owned game Free Fire is currently unavailable in app stores in India, unit Garena International said late on Monday, after media reports said the country had banned 54 apps of Chinese origin over security reasons.
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TikTok Parent ByteDance To Downscale India Business, 2,000 May Lose Jobs
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.
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Government Widens Chinese App Ban To Cover More Products From Xiaomi, Baidu: Report
The new list reportedly contains mostly clones, or simply different versions, of the already banned apps
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Microsoft In Talks To Acquire TikTok's US Ops As Trump Wants Ban: Report
Technology giant Microsoft is in advance talks to acquire TikTok's US operations, according to a media report on Friday, even as President Donald Trump said his administration is considering to ban the Chinese video app.
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Fake TikTok Malware Being Spread Through WhatsApp, Maharashtra Cyber Cell Warns
The government advisory says that miscreants are now taking advantage of the popularity of TikTok by promoting a malware app called TikTok Pro. The offenders are calling TikTok Pro as an alternative to the banned app. They are sending text messages via various social media platforms, encouraging users to download the app from external links.
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Indian Army Asks Personnel to Delete 89 Apps Including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG: Report
The Indian Army wants personnel to delete 89 apps, from messaging, to social media like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, games like PUBG, and all Tencent gaming apps, dating apps like Tinder and even news apps like Daily Hunt. There's a lot of overlap with the government's ban of 59 Chinese apps, but this list is even broader and isn't restricted t...
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TikTok Expects Over $6 Billion Loss After India's Ban On App: Report
Chinese tech giant unicorn ByteDance Ltd is anticipating a loss of over $6 billion after three of its apps, including the hugely popular video app TikTok, were banned by India this week, a media report said.
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India's Ban on Chinese Apps: Millions Switch to 'Local TikToks'
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbours, industry officials said Thursday.
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Millions Switch To "Local TikToks" After India Bans Chinese Apps
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since the centre banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the two neighbours, industry officials said today.
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Moj by ShareChat Wants to Be the Indian TikTok, Gets 50 Thousand Downloads in 2 Days
Moj, an app by Indian social media platform ShareChat, has been silently launched to fill in the void left by TikTok. Moj is available on the Google Play store for free and offers similar functionality to TikTok in terms of short videos, special effects, stickers, and emoticons.
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Blocked Apps By India Include Those Of Chinese Tech Giants: Foreign Media
India banned 59 apps from China including the very popular short-video program TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., citing threats to its sovereignty, security and public order, as relations between the two nations worsened.
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Top Court Refuses To Hear Plea Of TikTok Seeking Transfer Of Cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear a plea of Chinese social media app TikTok for the transfer of cases relating to ban on it from the Madras High Court to the top court.
