India banned the app in 2020 following border skirmishes.
While there have been previous concerns about the ownership and data privacy of TikTok, recent world events have catapulted the platform into global news. The app is wildly popular among the younger population (those between 16 and 24) and many critics have accused the app of pushing Pro-Palestine content (a claim which has been denied by TikTok). Additionally, US lawmakers have concerns about potentially allowing the Chinese Communist Party to control one of the most popular apps in America. In 2022, the US government banned the use of the app on any federally controlled device, and several other countries followed suit. India banned the app in 2020 following border skirmishes.