Fresh controversy brewing around TikTok as Tamil Nadu government calls for ban on the video app, yet again

Tamil Nu government is planning to ban TikTok on grounds of series of recent tragic incidents involving its users. Tamil Nu's IT minister M. Manikandan has told Assembly that y would take steps through Centre to ban app.

Minister said steps would be taken in light of media reports on deaths of users.

Earlier, TikTok was briefly banned by Mras High Court's Murai bench over concerns of "encouraging porgraphy" through app. TikTok ban was later revoked after app promised to improve overall experience and environment.

Recalling Tamil Nu government's efforts in February to ban TikTok, minister said matter later ended up in Mras High Court's Murai Bench. Minister, however, said y would write again to Centre.

"Tamil Nu government will take steps for sure to ban TikTok app," minister said.

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We have reached out to TikTok for comment.

Recently, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) issued an ultimatum to TikTok and its sister app Helo, asking m to respond to a set of 21 questions or face a ban orwise.

India's IT ministry is threatening to take action against TikTok and Helo in response to a complaint by an RSS affiliate Sweshi Jagran Manch to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that both apps are being misused to promote anti-national activities.

TikTok has been fighting one crisis after or for quite some time w. Of late, TikTok has caught massive attention for its excessive us among youth, leing to tragic incidents and controversies across country.

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Recently, a 23-year-old woman committed suicide in a TikTok video after her husband scolded her for her TikTok diction. Such incidents continue to stir controversies in India, constantly putting TikTok in a tough spot.

TikTok is owned and operated by a Chinese internet company ByteDance that plans to invest $1 billion in India over period of next three years.