#RIPTikTok Is Trending On Social Media As Indians 'Celebrate' The App-Ban In The Country

An order by India's MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has banned the use of 59 Chinese apps in the country. The order states: Chinese apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.

#Update | Government of India Bans 59 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. Read the press release by @PIB_India for more details - https://t.co/LcIuXOnlfK

¡ª Ministry of Electronics & IT (@GoI_MeitY) June 29, 2020

This move has come in light of the constantly escalating tension between India and China, and the violent face-off that took place on the LAC in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian army personnel were martyred.

Other than TikTok, popular applications like SHAREIt, UC Browser, Baidu Map etc. have also been banned.

Also read: TikTok Responds To Chinese Apps Ban, Claims Strict Compliance To Indian Law

Reuters

However, this is an interim ban and the apps have been asked to present clarifications.

Needless to say, social media was erupting with memes and jokes around the same, because TikTok has been in the limelight for a while now. Remember the whole YouTube vs TikTok fiasco?

CarryMinati - real name Ajay Nagar - cried war as his video was flagged and reported by people for being homophobic. His followers became his army and social media was abuzz with memes around TikTok and its users.

Also read: People Didn't Just Down-Vote TikTok To 1.3 Stars, They Also Made Jokes, Memes For The Send-Off

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There were memes then, there are memes now.

People who wanted the app to get banned are celebrating on Twitter by sharing jokes and taking a dig at the whole scenario.

Here. If you have nothing better to do.

59 Chinese apps ban ho gayi hain, aur mujhe unmse se bas ek ka naam pata tha.

¡ª Abhishek Upmanyu (@AbhiUpmanyu) June 29, 2020

#RIPTiktok #tiktokbanindia pic.twitter.com/nzbFVTwfYI

¡ª Babul Ansari (@TheBabulAnsari) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok

Meanwhile china and Pakistan?? pic.twitter.com/nD4J5J2C6W

¡ª Bharat Ojha? (@Bharatojha03) June 30, 2020

#Dark #RIPTiktok
Sebastian was supporting us from long ago.. pic.twitter.com/D5E8LSDcDh

¡ª Prek_sha (@ShaPrek) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok
?Meanwhile VPN apps to tiktokers : pic.twitter.com/uak0NuChrF

¡ª ???? ? (@memes_walaaa__) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok
Tiktokers selling there ring light be like: pic.twitter.com/HP54Aivs8L

¡ª Yohannkraus (@Yohannkraus) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok

RT If you happy after #tiktokbaninindia ??????? pic.twitter.com/i1er2bH8Pc

¡ª ?? HINDUSTAN MERI JAAN ?? (@prabinking) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok
After Tik tok Bann
Memers And Youtubers ... pic.twitter.com/JlB1do5DPd

¡ª Lovish Kamboj??? (@Chota__Memer) June 30, 2020

Tiktok got banned by government of india
Tiktokers right now -#RIPTiktok pic.twitter.com/FAexCWYe3Q

¡ª Sneha ??Solo Sidheart?? (@Real_sneha_) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok

Me right now: pic.twitter.com/TpFxdKQaWg

¡ª ritika (@ritssinhaa) June 29, 2020

Titokers now
#RIPTiktok pic.twitter.com/j6yfm6O50O

¡ª Syed Saqlain Sayeed (@Syed____Saqlain) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok

people to govt. and memers: pic.twitter.com/Nu6TwRL2BS

¡ª Uddeshya Kumar (@ud998) June 30, 2020

#RIPTiktok
Public: "ab kisko roast karoge"
Youtubers: pic.twitter.com/W0WmYqw1he

¡ª Yohannkraus (@Yohannkraus) June 30, 2020

Yess.....#TikTok #RIPtiktok pic.twitter.com/wXgAGJ1c2A

¡ª Raj Dip (@RajDip46933991) June 29, 2020

PUBG Player's Checking the list of banned Application#PUBG #RIPTIKTOK pic.twitter.com/c0enUZVirE

¡ª Jatin Singh (@_ig_rega) June 29, 2020

Do you think this ban makes sense?

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