The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps pose a threat to India's sovereignty and security. The move mostly drew widespread support in India, where protesters had been calling for a boycott of Chinese goods since the deadly confrontation in the remote Karakoram mountain border region.
TikTok users and content creators needed a place to go - and the ban provided a multi-billion dollar opportunity to snatch up a big market. Google rolled out YouTube Shorts and Instagram pushed out its Reels feature, both mimicking the short-form video creation that TikTok had excelled at.
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