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The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, consisting of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice S Sundar, on April 24, vacated its interim order banning the app, subject to the condition that pornographic videos, and those on child abuse and women abuse will not be uploaded on it, failing which contempt of court proceedings would be initiated.

TikTok app allows users to create and share short videos with special effects and is one of the world’s most popular apps. It has been downloaded by nearly 300 mn users so far in India, out of more than a billion downloads globally.