TikTok, Ali Express website back in India after 5 years! Apps still unavailable
Tiktok, a Chinese video sharing platform, which was banned in India five years ago, seems to be a return in India.
With a positive sign for fans, the website of the short video application can be accessed for some users, Sparkations about a possible return of Tiktok in India.
Tiktok has been banned in India, talking about security concerns since June 2020.
However, Tiktok application was still unable to use in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Is Tiktok returning to India?
Although there was no official approval from Tiktok or the parent company on the return of the short video application to India, the return of the website led to a wave of excitement among fans.
However, some users have reported that the website cannot be accessed to them on X, and recommends that Tiktok be presented gradually in India. Users also said that some sub -pages have not yet been accessed.
This means that Tiktok officially returned to India.
Why did India ban Tiktok?
Five years ago, in June 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned the central government Tiktok, along with other popular Chinese applications. 59 Chinese applications, including Shareit, Mi video search, club factory and Cam Scanner, were banned.
The center stated that the threat of national security and sovereignty as the reason for other applications as well as Tiktok Ban.
In his testimony, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) said that these practices were dealing with the sovereignty and integrity of India, the defense of India, the state security and prejudiced activities to public order ”.
This came at a time when the conflicts in the Galwan Valley reported that several Indian soldiers were killed, and the relations between India and China reached a multi -year low level.
The movement came as a blow to Tiktok’s home company, because he lost more than 200 million users overnight.
However, the geopolitical landscape has greatly changed since 2020. India and China organized a 24 round of talks on border tensions and proved that they have recently been productive. Border restrictions relaxed and flights from India to China were announced.
Donald Trump’s tariffs over India and China caused the tensions between the two countries to be surprised, and PM Modi was planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later.
Ali Express website is also available
Ali Express, the e-commerce platform of the Alibaba group, could also be accessed in India. However, since the application could not be used, it was only opened for users similar to Tiktok.
Ali Express was among the 59 Chinese applications banned by India in 2020.
