Apps Banned In India Of China. 59 mobile apps of Chinese origin banned by the Government of India The list includes popular Chinese apps like TikTok, SHAREit, Mi Video Call - Xiaomi New Delhi: Amid the heightened tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian government on Monday took an unprecedented step and decided to ban at least 59 Chinese apps. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned TikTok, WeChat, and several dozen other China-based apps it views as "engaged in activities. prejudicial to sovereignty. The list of 59 banned apps includes TikTok, which counts India as its biggest overseas market. The video-sharing social network is the most-downloaded app in the country, where it has over 200.
The Indian government has banned Chinese 59 apps to ensure safe cyberspace in the country. These banned chinese apps had over billions of potential Indian users and these apps were successful in luring the users to download them. The government stated, "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act and in view of the emergent. TikTok has been banned in India. (Express photo: Sneha Saha) The IT ministry has banned 59 Chinese-owned applications, including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Likee, WeChat, and Bigo Live. The Ministry stated they were “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of india, security of state and public order.”
Some of the banned Chinese apps are very popular among Indian users, especially TikTok which has over 100 millions active users in the country, especially in heartland India. (File Photo) India on Monday banned 59 apps originating from China, including very popular ones like the short video platform TikTok, UC Browser, file sharing app ShareIt.
After imposing a ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps in India on June 29, 2020, the Government of India has further blocked 47 clones of Chinese apps that were banned earlier, as per Press Trust of. On Monday, India banned 47 apps, which were clones of the 59 Chinese apps banned in June, and is also examining 275 more apps for violation of national security and user privacy, according to reports. India China News: 59 apps with Chinese links blocked by government. Government of India has banned apps "which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. Tik Tok, UC Browser and other Chinese apps included in the list.! Security concerns clubbed with the growing India-China tension and the need to go for 'Made in India' products and services can possibly lead to a ban on popular Chinese apps in the country.
