India Officially Bans 59 Chinese Apps | Tiktok, UC Browser, & Shareit Included

Sujan Koirala 30 Jun, 2020

We all know that there has been tension between the two countries India & China over the border issues for the past few weeks and is on the rise. And there have been news & rumors that the former was planning to ban more than 52 Chinese applications. And now Officially the Indian government has banned 59 Chinese apps including some popular apps such as TikTok, UC browser, etc.

"The Ministry of Information Technology, invoked its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of the information available they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, the security of the state and public order”, the Indian Government said in an official statement.

The Indian Government further said “This move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure the safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace”.

The complete list of the banned apps are given below:

TikTok
UC Browser
Kwai
SHAREit
Baidu Map
SHEIN
Clash of Kings
Club Factory
Helo
YouCam Makeup
Likee
Mi Community
WeChat
Virus Cleaner
APUS Browser
ROMWE
DU Battery Saver
NewsDog
BeautyPlus
CM Browser
UC News
QQ Mail
Weibo
Xender
QQ Music
QQ Newsfeed
Bigo Live
SelfieCity
Mail Master
Parallel Space
Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
WeSync
ES File Explorer
Viva Video – QU Video Inc
Meitu
Vigo Video
New Video Status
DU Recorder
Vault
DU Cache Cleaner
DU Cleaner
DU Browser
HAGO – Play With New Friends
CamScanner
Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
Wonder Camera
Photo Wonder
QQ Player
WeMeet
Sweet Selfie
Baidu Translate
Vmate
QQ International
QQ Security Center
QQ Launcher
UV Video
VFly-Status Videos, Status Maker, New Video Status
Mobile Legends
DU Privacy Vault

The ban comes as no surprise as the Indian government was prepared for the action as it has been said that several of the Chinese apps were accused of transferring user data to servers. The growing tension between the two countries over border issues now has taken a new route & its after-effects have spilled in the world of the tech field, business, etc. So, what is your take on this matter?

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