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.
Snack Video app is yet another Chinese short video app that has been available on the Google Play Store for quite some time now.
India banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps that harmed the security and privacy of the Indian users. The apps include CamScanner, Beauty Plus, Mi Community, UC Browser, and more.
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.
Facing threats of a US ban and smears by rival Facebook, popular video-sharing app TikTok has been compelled to respond to what observers describe as an effort to rip up the Chinese-owned firm and reap their own commercial, political benefits and monopolize the tech economy.
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.
Trump's remarks came after media reported that Technology giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, a deal that would give the U.S. software giant a popular social-media service while alleviating the Trump administration's pressure on TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd.
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.
PUBG Mobile has faced a lot of scrutiny due to its violent nature and the way it has given rise to various crimes on the part of people, especially teenagers.
The Indian Government has banned 47 more Chinese apps after it recently blocked 59 Chinese ones
PUBG has its largest user base in India with around 175 million downloads. As the news about PUBG getting banned in India broke the internet, netizens came up with the funniest memes and jokes. Many claimed that Indian parents will be the happiest with this news.
The Indian government has decided to ban 47 Chinese 'clone' apps including SHAREit Lite and TikTok Lite. The apps have been banned in the country because of violations of user privacy and national security norms.
The Indian government has decided to ban 47 Chinese 'clone' apps including SHAREit Lite and TikTok Lite. The apps have been banned in the country because of violations of user privacy and national security norms. Amongst the apps that have been recently banned are Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite.
The government on Monday banned 47 Chinese apps, in addition to the previously banned 59 Chinese apps. The decision to ban 47 Chinese apps was taken after a security review by the Ministry of Telecom. A confirmation on the list of banned Chinese apps is awaited.
About 275 Chinese apps in India are on the radar of the government and might have to face the gun if found in violation of national security and user privacy.
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