Full list of 224 Chinese apps banned in India till date; including PUBG, TikTok and Shein

Following current standoff with China at Line of Actual Control, India's Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and MHA have made a list of few apps that are being regarded as a threat to India's Sovereignty, Integrity of India, Defence as well as  Security of country. For this, Ministry has been banning apps since June where it banned 59 apps. Later it banned 47 clone apps and today, 118 apps have been banned. See full list of 224 apps that have been banned in India. 

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118 banned apps in August

As of today September 2, 2020, Centre has banned 118 Chinese apps including PUBG due to standoff with China at Line of Actual Control. This is done due to fact that se apps were misused for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers located outside India. IT Ministry mentioned in its press release said that Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, MHA, had sent an exhaustive recommendation to block se 118 malicious Apps. se apps are w banned in both mobile and n-mobile Internet-enabled devices. 

Im courtesy: PIB Twitter

Im courtesy: PIB Twitter

Im courtesy: PIB Twitter

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47 clone apps banned in July

Ministry of Electronics and Information Techlogy tweeted about banning 47 more apps stating m to be prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity. According to information mentioned on PIB's social media account, se apps are clones of previously banned 59 apps. Some of  apps banned by Ministry of Electronics and Information Techlogy include TikTok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite. 

59 banned Chinese Apps in June

Due to  India-China border tensions, Centre banned 59 Chinese Apps in India including Tik-Tok. See tweet by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports. He stated that Government of India took a decision to ban a set of 59 mobile apps at time so as to ensure safety, security, defence of India and to protect data and privacy of people.

Im courtesy: Kiren Rijiju Twitter

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