Nusrat Jahan urges sensitivity towards TikTok content creators after China-origin app ban

A day after slamming Central government for its 'impulsive decision' to ban Chinese app TikTok, Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Nusrat Jahan on Thursday said content creators have invested time to create work out of se apps and its time to be 'little sensitive' towards m. Supporting  content creators, Jahan said that "any type of work is work and we are body to judge which job is classier". She furr maintained that she is against everything that is anti-national and firmly stands by  soldiers as a true Indian.

"I am against everything anti-national & firmly stand by our Soldiers as a True Indian. However, re are people who have invested time to create work out of se Apps. Let's be a little sensitive please", Jahan said taking to social media.

On Wednesday, Jahan claimed that unemployment will increase due to ban and alleged that people would suffer like demonetisation. She had also urged Union government to disclose strategic plan to deal with China. 

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Apart from Jahan, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam also expressed his concerns about unemployment among many young citizens due to ban on video-sharing app Tik Tok.

“Banning Chinese apps is right decision. But with TikTok ban, millions of youth of our country will become unemployed. And we will be deprived of cheapest, pure and homely entertainment of this period. sudden end of TikTok stars is a trdy. Humble tribute to this immense talent,” Sanjay Nirupam said in a tweet.

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TikTok's response to App ban

Within hours of being banned by Indian Government along with 58 or China-origin apps, TikTok India on Tuesday issued a statement wherein it said that app is in process of complying with government's 'interim order'. 

"We have been invited to meet concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications. TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and has t shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including Chinese government," statement reads.

"Furr we are requested to in future we would t do so. We place highest importance on user privacy and integrity," it added.

India bans 59 Chinese apps

Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday banned 59 Chinese applications including TikTok. Centre stated that it has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of se apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers that have locations outside India. Hence, in a move to protect sovereignty of Indian Cyber and to ensure interests of crores of Indian mobile users. move came amid ongoing India-China standoff at Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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