Claim: India has unbanned Tiktok amidst US tariffs and PM Narendra Modi’s China visit.
Conclusion: False. Tiktok is still banned in India and there has been no official statements concerning the app being unbanned.
Rating: Totally False — 
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Recently, several users took to social media platform X, stating that Tiktok has been unbanned in India after nearly five years. The Indian government banned these platforms in June 2020 amid border tensions with China, citing national security and data privacy concerns.
Verified X user ‘FroIndiaToWorld’ posted about this on 22 August 2025, claiming : “TikTok is back in India again after 5 years of ban. This is actually win for China only. Sad to seeing this happening again.” View the post below –
🇮🇳 🇨🇳 TikTok is back in India again after 5 years of ban
This is actually win for China 🇨🇳 only.
Sad to seeing this happening again😶#TikTok pic.twitter.com/f0AKZ7hqrR
— From India to World (@FroIndiaToWorld) August 22, 2025
Another verified X user ‘chauhantwts’ wrote in their post that “TikTok is back in India. AliExpress is back in India. All the export–import bans have been lifted with china. Weren’t all these bans imposed because they were threatening our national security?”
View the post here
TikTok is back in India.
AliExpress is back in India.
All the export–import bans have been lifted with china.Weren’t all these bans imposed because they were threatening our national security?
— Satyam Chauhan (@chauhantwts) August 24, 2025
Other users have also made such posts which can be found (here) and (here)
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and discovered that these claims are false. While the TikTok website is accessible in India, the official app is still banned and users cannot access it.
In June 2020, following the deadly Galwan Valley clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers, India prohibited 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok under Section 69A of the IT Act. The move targeted apps allegedly misusing user data for espionage, essentially expanding the list to 200 apps.
However, according to a TOI report, the Indian government swiftly refuted the claims on August 23, 2025, stating, “The Government of India has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. Any such statement or news is false and misleading.” View a snippet from the report below:
The ANI on 23 August 2025 had tweeted this, citing official Government sources which has been captured in the article. Find the tweet below –
A report by the Indian Express reported the statement of a TikTok spokesperson to TechCrunch in an email statement. It read : “We have not restored access to TikTok in India and continue to comply with the Government of India’s directive,” Moreover a senior IT Ministry official confirmed the ban under IT Act provisions persists observing how ‘the government hasn’t “unblocked or done anything” regarding TikTok.’ View a snippet from the report below –
Thus, the claim is false and TikTok has not been unbanned in India. Official Government sources and statements affirm that the app is still banned.
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