New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave an ultimatum to the Madras High Court saying the interim ban on TikTok video streaming app will end if the high court did not decide on it by April 24
The top court's direction came after counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the order could not be passed without hearing him and the experts.
The apex court said if the high court does not pass the order in the next two days then the interim stay on TikTok will be vacated.
Google and Apple app stories had removed the Chinese video app TikTok in India after the state court prohibited its downloads, a setback for developer Bytedance Technology's efforts to tap users in a key market.
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TikTok, which allows users to create and share short videos with special effects, is hugely popular in India but some politicians say its content is inappropriate.
A court in Tamil Nadu asked the government on April 3 to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and warning that sexual predators could target child users.
The government sent a letter requesting Apple and Google to abide by the state court's order, according to an IT ministry official.
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