ByteDance to shut edtech business SnapSolve in India

Parent company of short-video app TikTok, ByteDance is shelving its edtech business in India. The tech firm is letting go of its employees—over three dozen members of staff in the division.

Since Indian government banned TikTok due to the India-China border standoff last year, ByteDance currently runs education-based app SnapSolve and music streaming platform Resso in India. The Indian government banned various apps developed by Chinese companies including TikTok over national security concerns.

"SnapSolve is a doubt solving app providing instant solutions to Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Science doubts and NCERT book questions. Solve homework doubts with your camera or get homework help from top tutors within minutes. Snap homework and then get solutions for any question," the app's description on Google Play Store reads.