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TikTok app ‘banned’ in India: All the events leading to its removal from app stores

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TikTok Ban in India: Google and Apple have banned the TikTok app on their app stores in India following a government order. Here is a recap of everything that happened with the TikTok. TikTok, the popular video creating and sharing app has been removed from the Google Play Store and  Apple  App Store in India. This comes after a ban on downloading of the app by Madhurai bench of the Madras High Court, which had ordered the central government to ensure this. ByteDance, the company which owns TikTok, had even approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the ban, but the top court had refused to intervene and said it would  listen to the matter on April 22. On April 16, the Madhurai bench of the High Court appointed Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar as amicus curiae in the matter to assist the court and said it would hear the petition on April 24 for further hearing. The original order of the court was issued on April 3. The Petition to ban TikTok The petition