{"id":135582,"date":"2019-04-17T18:57:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T18:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=135582"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:05:42","slug":"tiktok-banned-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tiktok-banned-india\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok banned in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135587\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/700_Tik_Tok_mjbdz9-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tik Tok\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a> has been removed from the App Store and Google Play store in India today after a <strong>court ruling.\u00a0<\/strong>TikTok is fighting the removal in court. You can still download it through Softonic&#8217;s catalog here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tik Tok\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/59ae462d-6083-48f2-bee8-25798091f31d\/806420659\/tik-tok-806420659.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tik Tok<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Free \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/04\/17\/tech\/tiktok-ban-india\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In a statement to CNN Business<\/a>, TikTok said, &#8220;We have faith in the Indian judicial system and we are optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by over 120 million monthly active users in India.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has about <strong>half a billion downloads<\/strong> across the globe. Of those, <strong>about 25% of users are in India<\/strong> making this a massive hit for the company.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is TikTok being blocked in India?<\/h2>\n<p>TikTok has been blocked in India due to the fear that the app is helping to spread<strong> inappropriate content to children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RybNI0KB1bg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.tiktok.com\/knowledge-base\/community-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok does list policies<\/a>\u00a0against inappropriate content such as porn, cyberbullying, and harassment. Those who violate TikTok&#8217;s policies can be <strong>reported and banned<\/strong> from the service. This is the protocol for most apps.<\/p>\n<p>The app description suggests it is for ages 12+, but<strong> the purpose of the app is not to share material for an 18+ audience<\/strong>. The main purpose of TikTok is to share <strong>original videos, typically with musical flair<\/strong> like this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRWtUBlfEJE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Does TikTok have inappropriate content?<\/h2>\n<p>As we all know according to Rule #34 of the internet, <strong>&#8220;If it exists, there is a porn version of it.&#8221;<\/strong> TikTok is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Users have been using the app to make pornographic content. Finding pornographic material through the app is not difficult. Then again, finding porn on the internet isn&#8217;t hard.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, you can use the app to shoot and share inappropriate content, <strong>but you can do that with a slew of other apps as well.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can potentially<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/facebook-cyberbullying-victim-rebecca-ann-sedwick-after-suicide-fake-profiles-florida-a7473606.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> cyberbully people on any social media platform<\/a> as well. TikTok is not the only offender, so they shouldn&#8217;t be singled out for this.<\/p>\n<h2>What does this mean for TikTok?<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re guessing that this ban will only be temporary. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-indonesia-bytedance\/indonesia-overturns-ban-on-chinese-video-app-tik-tok-idUSKBN1K10A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This happened before <\/a>in Indonesia for the same reason, but it was overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The 18+ crowd in India that loves to use TikTok will voice their stance on the issue. Most likely, the app will return to making more videos like these:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvMQd51jbiQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Where do we go from here?<\/h2>\n<p>The inappropriate content is far from the only reason why you might want to consider removing TikTok. In February, the app had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/02\/28\/tech\/tiktok-ftc-fine-children\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pay nearly $6 million in fines<\/a> for <strong>stealing information from its 13-and-under users.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TikTok might be unintentionally exposing kids to inappropriate content. However,\u00a0<strong>it is intentionally stealing their data.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Banning one app won&#8217;t keep children safe. If you don&#8217;t want your children looking at inappropriate content, TikTok is <strong>far from the only app you need to worry about.<\/strong> Parental vigilance and child education are your best bets to keeping your family safe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/59ae462d-6083-48f2-bee8-25798091f31d\/806420659\/tik-tok-806420659.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">What is TikTok, the #1 free app that everybody is talking about?<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-tiktok-the-number-one-free-app-that-everybody-is-talking-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-tiktok-the-number-one-free-app-that-everybody-is-talking-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok is banned in India for showing inappropriate content to minors, but are they alone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9180,"featured_media":135585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1082,1405,1510,1947],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-135582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-android","tag-iphone","tag-parenting","tag-tik-tok"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326239,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135582\/revisions\/326239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135582"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=135582"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=135582"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=135582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}