Is TikTok making a comeback in India after 5 years of ban? With the signs of thawing of India-China relations, the TikTok website, which was not accessible in India since 2023, has sprung... Contrary to the viral claims made by several content creators and media platforms, the Bytedance-owned short video platform is not coming to the country anytime soon. TikTok was originally banned... TikTok, the Chinese short-video platform banned in India since June 2020, stirred speculation about a possible comeback after some users reported being able to access its website. While the app itself remains unavailable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, the sudden reappearance of the ... The app, TikTok, was banned in India in 2020 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not just TikTok, they also banned 58 other Chinese applications, citing concerns over data privacy and national security.