Censorship Monitor · India Last test 17 Oct 2026, 01:17 UTC

Is TikTok banned in India?

Yes. India banned TikTok in June 2020, and the ban is still in force: in September 2025 the IT minister said there was “absolutely no proposal” to lift it.

Today’s test · www.tiktok.com

Blocked on some networks

Jio blocks www.tiktok.com, while Airtel lets it through.

Last confirmed: 16 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC
Seen in our tests since: 29 Sep 2026 (may be older)
How it fails: The connection is refused
Tested on: Jio and Airtel

Blocked
Blocked on some networks
Turned away by the site
Opens
Not monitored

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The official status

TikTok in India

On 29 June 2020 India’s IT ministry blocked TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps under Section 69A of the IT Act, saying they threatened India’s sovereignty, defence, security and public order. The government kept the ban in January 2021.

In August 2025 the TikTok website briefly loaded for some users. The government said it had issued no unblocking order, and TikTok said it hadn’t restored access in India. In September 2025 the IT minister said there was “absolutely no proposal” to bring TikTok back.

What our daily test shows

Indian internet providers carry out the ban themselves, so it isn’t applied evenly: our test finds Jio blocking tiktok.com while the site loads on Airtel. The app stays banned either way.

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Around the world

Where else is TikTok blocked?

TikTok is also blocked in 2 other countries we test.

It opens in 21 of the 23 other countries with a current result.

India

What else is blocked in India?

1 of the other 66 sites and apps we test is blocked in India.

WeChat

History

Changes for TikTok in India

No confirmed changes since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026. When a block appears or lifts, and a re-check on several machines agrees, it shows up here.

Method

How we test

Every day, test machines on Jio and Airtel home connections open www.tiktok.com.
A failure counts only when it happens twice on the same network, while the site opens from other countries.
A change is published only after re-checks a few hours later and again the next day, on several machines per provider, confirm it. It’s dated from the first sighting.
Test machines caught getting around blocks, through a VPN or a filter-dodging tool, are set aside.
We test the website over home broadband. The app, calls and mobile networks can behave differently.

Questions

TikTok in India: questions

Does TikTok Work in India?

No. India banned TikTok in June 2020, and the ban is still in force: in September 2025 the IT minister said there was “absolutely no proposal” to lift it.

Is TikTok Back in India?

No. When the website briefly loaded for some users in August 2025, the government said it had issued no unblocking order, and TikTok said it had not restored access. In September 2025 the IT minister said there was no proposal to lift the ban.

Why Was TikTok Banned in India?

In June 2020 the IT ministry blocked TikTok and 58 other apps, saying they threatened India’s sovereignty, defence, security and public order, and citing reports that apps sent users’ data to servers outside India.

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Source: vpnAlert Censorship Monitor, https://vpnalert.com/tools/censorship-monitor/india/tiktok/

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