India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.

"I feel disconnected. I feel cut off from the world and my community," one influencer remarked when the app was down.

With many underage children continuing to use social media platforms, the Tik Tok ban is expected to add ... the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without ...