Beginning September 20, the US will ban any provision of service to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code, or application updates through an online mobile application store in the US. The ban cites the applications as prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.
PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite are among the 118 Chinese apps that are now banned in India over security and privacy concerns. Here's how you can still play the battle royale game legally using other devices.
The 118 Chinese apps have been banned as they allegedly hampered the security and privacy of the users and even stole users' data to send the data to servers outside of India.
PUBG Mobile banned in India: Government has banned 118 Chinese apps in India. The list of apps includes hugely popular PUBG Mobile Lite, CamCard, Baidu, Cut Cut, VooV, Tencent Weiyun, Rise of Kingdoms, Zakzak and many more.
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on August 3 hailed Centre's decision to ban 118 Chinese app including PUBG. He said that the step to ban 118 Chinese apps is very important and he welcomed the decision. Athawale added that the step will show India's strength to China.
India on Wednesday banned the popular Chinese mobile gaming app PUBG Mobile and 117 other mobile apps having Chinese links citing security reasons. The government issued a statement on banning a total of 118 apps saying the apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order. So far in 2020, India has banned a total of 224 apps having China links.
Following ban on PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite, other 116 Chinese mobile apps by the Indian government amid China's provocative actions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a rattled Beijing via its state-run media Global Times has made a statement on the latest apps ban.
PUBG banned in India - Desi memes takes over Twitter: As soon as the news of government's ban on PUBG and other Chinese apps broke, people on social media shared their excitement in the form of hilarious memes, jokes, and videos that were excitedly shared on various platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Not only this but various hashtags such as #PUBG, #PUBGBan and #chineseappbanned became one of the top trends on the micro-blogging website.
Here's a complete list of Chinese gaming apps banned in India amid tensions between India and China.
PUBG Mobile among 118 Chinese apps banned in India. Is Call of Duty: Mobile also banned on Android and iOS?
PUBG Mobile, Baidu, We Chat reading are among 118 Chinese apps the government banned on Wednesday citing security reasons. Hailing the move, CAIT said banning of 118 more Chinese apps by the government is a major milestone step against misdeeds of China.
The new Chinese apps that have been banned in India are due to the security reasons that led to a ban of more than 100 Chinese apps back in June and July.
PUBG banned in INDIA: The new apps have been banned due to the same security reasons that are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order."
The Indian government today blocked 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order.
India has banned more than 100 Chinese apps in India and new names have surfaced that could be a part of the list. Read on to know more
Unlike its June move, the government did not make its latest decision public, but there are a few new apps that have made it to that list, including Xiaomi's Mi Browser Pro and Baidu's search apps, the sources told Reuters.
After banning major Chinese apps, including TikTok, UC Browser, the Centre has blocked Baidu Search and Weibo apps - the most influential apps of China and dubbed as the country’s answer to Google search and Twitter respectively, in India.
The Indian Government banned 59 Chinese apps on June 29 (including TikTok, UC Browser, Beauty Plus, ShareIt, CamScanner, and more) due to security and privacy issues.
Chinese unicorn ByteDance which owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok has received approval from the British government to move its headquarters from Beijing to London, The Sun newspaper reported.
Chinese Apps Banned: Days after Indian govt banned Chinese apps, companies running it have been served a questionnaire with around 80 queries seeking information like sharing data under China's law and whether owners are associated with any political party.
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