Examining options to set up data centre in India: TikTok, Helo parent ByteDance

New Delhi: ByteDance, the parent company of social media platforms TikTok and Helo, said on Sunday it is examining options to set up a data centre in India to store information of its Indian users.

The development assumes significance given that the Indian government recently issued notices to Tiktok and Helo along with a set of 24 questions regarding the alleged misuse of their platforms for “anti-national activities” in India.