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Court lifts ban on TikTok

but with a condition

The Chinese social media app has been told not use the platform to host obscene videos,
and if any ‘controversial’ video violating the conditions is found posted using the app, it would be
considered a contempt of court, writes tehelka bureau
he Madras High Court has “controversial” video violating its con- apps. Hearing a plea by the Chinese
lifted its ban on Chinese so- ditions were found posted using the company ByteDance, which owns the
cial media app TikTok with app, it would be considered a contempt app, challenging the ban, the Supreme
the condition that the plat- of court. Court has refused to stay the HC order,
T form should not be used to The high court had on April 3 di- but asked the firm to raise its grievances
host obscene videos. A bench of Justices rected the Centre to ban the mobile app before the high court.
N Kirubakaran and SS Sundar of the TikTok, which is used to create short A bench of Chief Justice of India
Madurai bench of the high court, which videos, as it voiced concern over “por- Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak
heard the matter as per the orders of nographic and inappropriate content” Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna had Mon-
the Supreme Court, warned that if any being made available through such day directed the high court to decide

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