Read this report, where Mishi Choudhary- Founder, SFLC.in, spoke to The New York Times about the recent crackdown on TikTok by the U.S. government. Addressing the issue, she quoted that the Indian Government would also use this ban imposed by the U.S. government to justify further crackdowns, citing previous instances where India engaged in Internet shutdowns and banned TikTok in 2020 over border conflicts with China: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/technology/tiktok-ban-internet-freedom.html
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet