London: In a rare move Government of India has banned 59 Chinese apps including Tiktok. Security agencies including Indias Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has flagged these apps as prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.
The list of Chinese apps banned by Government
| 1. TikTok | 31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi |
| 2. Shareit | 32. WeSync |
| 3. Kwai | 33. ES File Explorer |
| 4. UC Browser | 34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc |
| 5. Baidu map | 35. Meitu |
| 6. Shein | 36. Vigo Video |
| 7. Clash of Kings | 37. New Video Status |
| 8. DU battery saver | 38. DU Recorder |
| 9. Helo | 39. Vault- Hide |
| 10. Likee | 40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio |
| 11. YouCam makeup | 41. DU Cleaner |
| 12.Mi Community | 42. DU Browser |
| 13. CM Browers | 43. Hago Play With New Friends |
| 14. Virus Cleaner | 44. Cam Scanner |
| 15. APUS Browser | 45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile |
| 16. ROMWE | 46. Wonder Camera |
| 17. Club Factory | 47. Photo Wonder |
| 18. Newsdog | 48. QQ Player |
| 19. Beutry Plus | 49. We Meet |
| 20. WeChat | 50. Sweet Selfie |
| 21. UC News | 51. Baidu Translate |
| 22. QQ Mail | 52. Vmate |
| 23. Weibo | 53. QQ International |
| 24. Xender | 54. QQ Security Center |
| 25. QQ Music | 55. QQ Launcher |
| 26. QQ Newsfeed | 56. U Video |
| 27. Bigo Live | 57. V fly Status Video |
| 28. SelfieCity | 58. Mobile Legends |
| 29. Mail Master | 59. DU Privacy |
| 30. Parallel Space |
On it’s official Twitter handle Chinese government mouthpiece The Global Times posted that “The loss of Chinese internet company ByteDance – the mother company of Tik Tok — could be as high as $6 billion after the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps including Tik Tok, following deadly border clash between Indian and Chinese troops last month.”
The Ministry of Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India. The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures.
Press release from Government of India can be read here. PIB
The section (69A) allows the government to block online content or applications. Blocking procedures can be found here… CIS
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