India’s Chinese App Ban Seen Jolting ByteDance’s India Plans
An Indian ban on dozens of Chinese apps following a border clash between the two nations has possibly derailed a $1 billion India expansion plan of China’s ByteDance, while also sparking an uproar from users of its popular TikTok video app. TikTok was blocked on Google and Apple app stores in India after New Delhi said it was among the 59 apps which it believed posed a “threat to sovereignty and integrity”.