NEW DELHI: India made the highest number of requests for user information and content removal on short-video platform TikTok in the first half of 2019, ahead of countries like the US and Japan.
According to the company’s first transparency report, TikTok received 107 total requests (99 legal and 8 emergency) for 143 user accounts between January and June 2019 from India.
It added that 47 per cent of requests saw some information being produced.
In addition, TikTok received 11 Government requests for 9 accounts, following which 8 accounts and 4 pieces of content were removed or restricted.
After India, the US made 79 total requests in the first half of 2019 (for 255 user accounts), of which 68 were legal and 11 were emergency requests. TikTok received six Government requests in the US and total accounts specified stood at seven in the said period.
TikTok said like other tech companies, it was occasionally presented with requests from various official bodies, such as Government agencies or law enforcement officials.
“These include requests to take down content deemed to be in violation of local laws, or to provide information related to accounts under certain defined circumstances, such as to assist in a criminal investigation or emergency request,” it added. (AGENCIES)
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