Tiktok CEO writes letter to Indian government, experts say app may relaunch
The company wrote a letter to the government on June 28 after Tiktok was banned. Kevin Meyer, the company's chief executive, told the government that the Chinese government had never asked for user data and would not provide it if it did.
Government action on Chinese app
Notably, Tiktok is not only available in China but is also owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. The government had banned a total of 59 apps for the sake of the country's security after the conflict on India's border with China. Apart from TikTalk, apps like WeChat and UC Browser have also been banned in this app. The UC Browser app belongs to the Ali Baba Group.
The company is now likely to lose billions after the app was banned. The owner of the company has written a letter to the government asking for help. "I can guarantee that the Chinese government has never requested us for the tick data of Indian users," Meyer said, adding that "the data of Indian users is stored on a server in Singapore." And if we ever receive such a request in the future, we will not ni 8 comply with it. "
The popularity of other apps increased with the closure of Tiktok
However, government sources say it is currently difficult to lift the ban on the app. Apart from this, the company will not get the benefit of legal action as the government has considered national security as the main reason for the ban. Notably, the TikTalk app became very popular in India. Some other apps are currently being heavily downloaded due to the ban on Tiktok, with many users calling themselves Tiktok Stars. People are downloading apps like Roposo, Mitron.
The company tried to reassure the government
Tiktok's company decided to invest એક 1 billion in the sector. The app quickly became popular in the US and India after its launch in 2017. "The privacy of our users and the security and sovereignty of India are of paramount importance to us. We have announced our plans to build a data center in India," Meyer wrote in the letter.
It should be noted that the Chinese constitution has a law in which the Chinese government can request data from any company and there is also a provision for action if the company does not provide such information to the government. It is learned that at a time when India-China relations are deteriorating, the government has banned China from misusing any information of Indian users.
According to a letter written by Tiktok to the government, the data of Indian users is stored in Singapore and if the company promises to set up a data center in India in the future, there is a possibility that the ban on the app may be lifted in the future.
Tiktok CEO writes letter to Indian government, experts say app may relaunch