What is driving youngsters to Tik Tok? Experts raise red flags

New Delhi: A rapidly growing user base of TikTok, a short video mobile application, underlines escalating social media addiction and has forced the government into action amidst a ban by the Madras High Court.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the ban on the app and appointed an independent counsel to the case. On Monday, Supreme Court refused to stay an earlier order by the Madras High Court that asked the Indian government to ban the TikTok app for spreading inappropriate content.

TikTok allows users to create and share short videos with special effects which are hugely popular but many have warned that the content is inappropriate.