Tiktok and finding the real digital imperialists

The US and India have crossed swords on whether customs duty should be levied on Harley Davidson bikes, but the two countries are sailing in the same boat when it comes to banning the hugely popular Chinese app TikTok. Soon after the border clashes with China, in a retaliatory ‘surgical strike’ India banned TikTok and 58 other apps on national security concerns. It’s hurting both sides of the border. For TikTok, India’s 120 million users is a huge market, the largest, perhaps, after China. In India, the app was a form of self-expression in dance and quirky gigs especially for millions of rural youth.