<story><title>Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app</title><url>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/no-sc-stay-on-ban-government-asks-apple-google-to-take-down-tiktok-app/articleshow/68898483.cms</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>swatkat7</author><text>&amp;quot;ByteDance’s applications TikTok and Helo are hugely popular among India’s teen and pre-teen population, especially in smaller towns. Many Chinese apps, including TikTok, have come under fire not only in India but also in the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Indonesia for content that is often dangerously close to exposing children to nudity and possibly those who seek to coerce or groom underage users into committing explicit acts.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Saved you a click. The rest of the article is fluff.</text></comment>
<story><title>Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app</title><url>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/no-sc-stay-on-ban-government-asks-apple-google-to-take-down-tiktok-app/articleshow/68898483.cms</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tareqak</author><text>Google has now blocked Tik Tok in India as a result [0].&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-tiktok-india-court&amp;#x2F;google-blocks-chinese-app-tiktok-in-india-after-court-order-idUSKCN1RS1HT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-tiktok-india-court&amp;#x2F;google...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>