Madras high court lifts ban on TikTok app
Srikkanth D | TNN | Updated: Apr 24, 2019, 19:49 ISTHighlights
- The court allowed downloading the app following submissions made by the Chinese company.
- The company said it has mechanisms in place to regulate content and it is only an intermediary platform
(Representative image)MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday vacated its interim order prohibiting downloading of TikTok app.
The court allowed downloading the app following submissions made by the Chinese company that it has mechanisms in place to regulate content and it is only an intermediary platform which do not upload content.
The court, however, said if the regulatory mechanisms were not found to be effective as stated by the company in its submissions, it would attract contempt of court.
On April 3, the court issued an interim direction to the central government to prohibit downloading of TikTok mobile app. The court observed that pornography and inappropriate contents were made available through the app. The court directions were in response to a petition which sought a ban on the app stating that it encouraged disturbing content and degrades culture.
The court allowed downloading the app following submissions made by the Chinese company that it has mechanisms in place to regulate content and it is only an intermediary platform which do not upload content.
The court, however, said if the regulatory mechanisms were not found to be effective as stated by the company in its submissions, it would attract contempt of court.
On April 3, the court issued an interim direction to the central government to prohibit downloading of TikTok mobile app. The court observed that pornography and inappropriate contents were made available through the app. The court directions were in response to a petition which sought a ban on the app stating that it encouraged disturbing content and degrades culture.
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