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TikTok survives in the US, thanks to a new corporate structure. Could India have taken the same road?

  • Soumyarendra Barik--The Indian Express
  • published date: 2026-01-24 09:29:30 UTC

The development raises a key question: when India swiftly banned TikTok in 2020 amid strained ties with China over border clashes at the time, could the country have explored a similar path?

Arguably the most popular short video app, TikTok, has new owners in the United States, after its Chinese parent company Bytedance agreed to spin off a specific US entity to run the platform. A new j… [+4941 chars]