Is PicsArt a Chinese App? Know more about this photo/video editing app here

Home Ministry anunced on Monday that a total of 59 Chinese Apps will be banned in India, which will also include TikTok, popular video-sharing platform. move comes during a tensed border dispute at Galwan Valley and also when country is grappling with coronavirus situation. Furrmore, reports suggest that apps mentioned in Chinese Apps banned list allegedly ‘misuse apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India'. refore Indian authorities have me it a point to ban several applications. If one is wondering, “Is PicsArt a Chinese app?”, n re furr to kw:

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Is PicsArt a Chinese app?

After Chinese apps ban anuncements, several users of smartphones in India are confused about wher ir daily use applications are of Chinese origin or t. Out of se apps, one popular application is PicsArt app, which is a video and photo edit and sharing platform. PicsArt app has a community of people downloing and sharing ‘replay edits’, sharing ‘one-’ artwork, using stickers and more. PicsArt application is widely used by Android, IOS and Windows smartphone users across country. However, PicsArt is t a Chinese brand.  

PicsArt is from which country?

PicsArt, which is also kwn as PicsArt photo studio, can be used to edit ims, make colls and also draw and share on social network. application started out as an editing tool, however, later turned to a full-fledged networking site, where people with art interests meet. application was designed by Armenian programmers Hovhannes Avoyan and Artavazd Mehrabyan. However, company is located in San-Franciso USA. PicsArt's origin country is USA and t China. video and photo editing-cum-sharing platform is widely used by Indians and is t a part of Chinese apps banned list.

PicsArt app is t in Chinese apps banned list, here is tification-

Here is list of banned Chinese apps as shared by MHA:

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Chinese goods boycott sentiment

After 20 soldiers were martyred at LAC, several groups across nation have protested against sale of Chinese goods. Moreover, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)- a PSU under aegis of Ministry of Railways has terminated a Chinese company’s contract. BCCI too has called a council meeting to rethink its sponsorship from Chinese companies. Centre too has taken several steps to decrease Chinese imports to make India more self-reliant. Apart from se updates, recently, several Indian companies with Chinese funding have faced ire of public as 'ban Chinese goods' sentiment grows stronger.

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