Chinese apps banned in India

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From top clockwise Tik tok, Shareit, UC Browser, Weibo, ClubFactory and Likee

The government of India banned Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, Helo and WeChat, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the country’s “sovereignty and security,” it said in a press release late on Monday. They have been blocked amid rising tensions between India and China following clashes at the border two weeks ago. 

The government said the applications are engaged in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.” The ban has been imposed under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009, it said. The government also cited complaints about data on Indian users being transferred abroad without authorization. 

The move could come as a blow to China’s Digital Silk Route ambitions, eroding the valuation of the companies. It could also lead to more countries following India’s cue and acting against these apps.  

The statement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) said it had received complaints from various sources, including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers outside India. 

“The compilation of the data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defense 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,” it said. “There have been raging concerns on aspects relating to data security and safeguarding the privacy of 130 crore Indians. It has been noted recently that such concerns also pose a threat to sovereignty and security of our country.”

Here’s some of the popular apps banned.

1.      TikTok
2.      Shareit
3.      Kwai
4.      UC Browser
5.      Baidu map
6.      Shein
7.      Club factory
8.      YouCam makeup
9.      Mi Community
10.    CM Browers
11.    We chat
12.    Weibo
13.    Beauty plus
14.    Xender
15.    Viva video - QU Video inc
QU Video Inc
QU Video Inc
16.    SelfieCity
17.    UC News
18.    Bigo Live
19.    Vigo Video
20.     Likee

How will the ban of TikTok and other Chinese apps be enforced; what will be the impact?

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