TikTok moves Bombay HC seeking dismissal of plea seeking a ban on the app in India

Social media app Tiktok, on Thursday, appealed to the Bombay High Court to dismiss a plea seeking a ban on the app in India according to media reports.

The public interest litigation was filed against the Chinese company ByteDance-owned TikTok by Heena Darvesh in November 2019 on the grounds that the short-video platform has caused a number of criminal offences and deaths.

The petition had stated that the short-video platform “is being used as a medium of unfiltered sexual content, and harming youths of the country. The app is affecting young people, especially children, by causing addiction issues, leading to degraded mental health,” The Hindu reported.