Take a call on TikTok in 2 days, else ban will be lifted: SC to Madras HC

TikTok's download from 3rd-party apps a security threat for users: Experts

Even as the Supreme Court on Monday requested the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court (HC) to hear the ban on video streaming application TikTok by Wednesday, cybersecurity experts warned that the app’s download from third-party apps could pose a serious security threat for users. 

The apex court on Monday said if the Madras HC fails to hear the TikTok case by April 24, the ban on the app would automatically be vacated. 

The directions by the top court came after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for TikTok, submitted that the interim ban on the China-based video streaming app had