Kevin Mayer, TikTok’s US-based CEO, who wrote to electronics and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad soon after the app along with 58 other Chinese apps was banned by India on Monday over concerns of national security, has also sought a personal meeting to explain the data-sharing practices of the ByteDance-owned platform, the people cited above told ET.
Top trade bodies shared this observation at a webinar organised by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on plans of expansion of the ban Chinese products campaign.
Major smartphone investors such as Oppo and Vivo in fact are yet to register for India’s ambitious production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing, even though the likes of Apple phone makers Foxconn and Wistron, besides local manufacturers such as Dixon, Lava and Karbonn have done so.
Lasso was launched in 2018 as an answer to TikTok, which has gained popularity globally. However, Lasso failed to gain traction and match TikTok. Facebook is now betting on Instagram Reels. It is also similar to TikTok where a user can record 15 second videos.
In compliance with the directives issued by the government, Likee has suspended its service in the country, it said in a statement. The company, however, said that it would work closely with all government authorities concerned on the issue within the framework of local laws.
Instagram seems to be the most obvious migration platform for the followers of these TikTok stars as they already had existing accounts on the app. Popular young stars like Jannat Zubair Rahmani and Sayyed Arishfa Khan added around 2 lakh new followers each.
Samsung may displace Vivo and regain its No. 2 position by September end, if not the end of the June quarter, benefitting from the anti-China sentiment in India and the unavailability of fresh stocks of Chinese smartphones, experts said.from Technology News, Latest Gadget Reviews, Gaming & Tech Videos | Times of India https://ift.tt/o3b1NzK
