Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it ‘encourages pornography’
https://thenextweb.com/in/2019/04/04/indian-court-asks-government-to-ban-tiktok-downloads-because-it-encourages-pornography/
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country’s central government to ban TiKTok, the popular video creation app from Chinese giant Bytedance. The court said that the app “encourages pornography” and “the future of the youngsters and mindset of the children are spoiled.“
The court’s interim order also asked local media not to broadcast any videos shared via TikTok. More importantly, it sought a response from the government as to whether the authorities intend to introduce a law to protect children from cyber crimes, like the US’ Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).