Chinese App TikTok Vanishes From Google, Apple App Stores in India After Ban

Chinese App TikTok Vanishes From Google, Apple App Stores in India After Ban
The logo of TikTok is seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken on Feb. 21, 2019. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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NEW DELHI—The Chinese video app TikTok is no longer available in Google and Apple app stores in India after a state court prohibited its downloads, a setback for developer Bytedance Technology’s efforts to tap users in a key market.

TikTok, which allows users to create and share short videos with special effects, is hugely popular in India but some politicians say its content is inappropriate.