SC refuses listing of plea challenging HC order on TikTok app download
The Supreme Court Monday refused urgent listing of a plea challenging the recent Madras High Court order banning downloading of the ' TikTok ' app over concerns of pornographic content. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the plea will come up for hearing in due course of time. The Madras High Court had on April 3 directed the Centre to ban mobile application 'TikTok' as it voiced concern that "pornographic and inappropriate content" were made available through such apps. It had passed the interim order on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which sought to ban Tik Tok on the grounds that it allegedly contained content that "degraded culture and encouraged pornography". Read More Article Source -> Business Standard