Despite the ban, TikTok did just fine in expanding around the world, while national and international tech companies rushed to fill the Indian void, in the process transforming th

As the debate around social media governance evolves with TikTok continuing to face criticism and restrictions, here's list of countries that have imposed restrictions on the app.

As governments work on stricter regulations for social media platforms, the fate of TikTok could depend on its ability to address concerns over user data, content moderation, and transparency.

President Donald Trump made a big announcement that he is okay with his billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison buying TikTok. But, he is not asking these tech leaders to buy this social media platform completely and is suggesting that somebody can buy it and give half to the United States of America.

TikTok fans in the U.S. are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown, evoking the chaos of India's 2020 ban that erased the app from the lives of 200 million users overnight.

TikTok faced a similar ban in India nearly five years ago, as it now does in the US. An executive order issued by then-US President Donald Trump also referred to India’s ban in 2020.

Accor is expanding its economy hotel portfolio in the Middle East, aligning with the region's shift towards mass-market tourism. India's inbound tourism is hindered by a cumbersome visa process and reduced government funding for global promotion.

India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.

But TikTok actually faced an even bigger exodus of users in 2020, when India banned the app. At the time, India was TikTok’s biggest foreign market outside of China, with 200 million users.

Members of the City Youth Organization in Hyderabad hold posters in support of India's ban of TikTok in June 2020. Credit - Noah Seelam/AFP—Getty Images When Congress passed a bill in April 2024 ...

Reich also criticises Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship - where anyone born in the US becomes a citizen - saying it's a violation of the US constitution: "Decent people could lose their citizenship... children could lose their parents...some parents may not have the right papers."