India Bans TikTok
TikTok Glitch Makes Views and Likes Disappear
Sourced from Gadgets 360. Popular video-sharing platform, TikTok has confirmed that some users have experienced a glitch where their account page, following feeds and For You Page all displayed zero likes and views. Hi TikTok community! We’re aware that some users are experiencing app issues – working to quickly fix things, and we’ll share updates here! — TikTokSupport (@TikTokSupport) July 9, 2020 “Some of our users experienced app issues around notifications, the display of likes and view counts, and trouble loading videos on some pages of the app,” says the Chinese app in a statement to The Verge. “The issues appear to have been caused by higher traffic than normal on our servers, causing temporary service disruptions. We’ve resolved the problem and are investigating the cau...
India Bans TikTok and Other Chinese Apps Amid Border Tensions
Sourced from Gadgets 360. Popular Chinese video and music app TikTok has been banned in India, along with 58 other apps – most of which are Chinese. This comes as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Developed by Chinese company Bytedance, TikTok allows users to share short videos usually set to music. The app and its developers have long denied allegations of being involved in any way with the Chinese government, going as far as to say that its data centres are kept outside of China and therefore is not under the sovereignty of Chinese law. India’s Reaction The Indian government has seen fit to block the app from Indian phones, as well as 58 others. Amongst them Alibaba’s UC Browser and Tencent’s WeChat which is also alleged to be working with the government of China. Even...
