Indian legislation to possibly ban TikTok app amid T-Series takeover WRCBTV \/ T-SeriesWhile Bollywood label T-Series has been deep in a heated battle for dominance on YouTube with PewDiePie, South Indian lawmakers are now turning their sights to TikTok with surprising legislation. Thamimun Ansari, a local legislator for South Indian state Tamil Nadu, argues that TikTok contains sensitive material and promotes discussions that could end up disturbing the peace. \u201c\u2026the mobile application (TikTok) was acting as a platform for heated debates inimical to law and order, and sharing of sexually-explicit material,\u201d Ansari said during a state Assembly. \u201cThe minister supported my charge and promised to take steps to ban the application in Tamil Nadu.\u201d https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/article\/2157481\/bytedance-set-merge-musically-tik-tok-one-global-video-platform-under-tik-tokTikTok is taking steps to ensure the availability of the app in the South Indian region, hiring a \u201cchief nodal officer\u201d as a go-between with Tamil Nadu\u2019s authorities. Read More: \u2018Fresh Prince\u2019 actor Alfonso Ribeiro\u2019s Fortnite dance emote lawsuit gets surprising update – \u201cAt TikTok, maintaining a safe and positive in-app environment is our priority,\u201d the company said of the issue. \u201c\u2026We are committed to respecting local laws and regulations.\u201d https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oochappan\/383641237\/This proposed ban on TikTok comes in the wake of Bollywood label T-Series\u2019 sudden takeover of YouTube, most notable for nearly surpassing YouTube star Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg on a number of occasions. Many users noted a massive disparity between T-Series\u2019 sub count and individual video views, arguing that the label was using \u201csub-bots\u201d to boost their numbers. However, another theory suggested that Indian users may be automatically subscribed to T-Series upon creating a YouTube account \u2013 which, considering the density of India\u2019s population, could account for its steady increase in subs as the months go by. T-Series has since acquired a massive partnership with music streaming service Spotify, placing its entire catalog of songs and soundtracks on the platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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