Published 15:53 IST, June 30th 2020
Is SHEIN banned in India? Check out the list of banned Chinese apps
Is SHEIN banned in India? The Indian government recently banned 59 Chinese applications. Read on to know if the popular online shopping portal is banned & more
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SHEIN is one of biggest online retail brands in India. Chinese online retail brand is kwn for delivering designer clos and stylish garments at reasonable prices for a very long time. But, as per recent updates, Indian Home Ministry has decided to ban some Chinese apps and software in country. In this quest, MHA declared a ban on 59 Chinese apps which were suggested by Indian Intelligence ncies to government. move is result of rising unrest between India and China after border clash at Line of Actual Control (LAC). Many users of this online retail shopping portal have been wondering "is SHEIN banned in India?" "Why is SHEIN banned?" and more. If you are wondering same, here is all you need to kw.
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Is SHEIN banned in India?
It may come as a shock for many users that SHEIN.com is banned by government of India, as of Monday i.e. June 29, 2020. decision was taken to avoid any privacy invasions and also to secure Indian Cyber. SHEIN which is an online shopping brand uses a website and an app which requires one to provide location data and more to application.
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Why is SHEIN banned in India?
SHEIN is a China-based online shopping portal which has its hequarters in Guangzhou, Hong Kong. Chris Xu is Founder and CEO of SHEIN. It has been catering to thousands of customers in India. Home Ministry stated that it has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of many Chinese apps including SHEIN for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India, as per reports. This is major reason why SHEIN is currently banned in India along with several or Chinese apps such as TikTok, UC Browser, UC Browser Mini, SHAREit, Likee, Xender, Parallel , Beauty Plus and more.
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Banned 59 Chinese apps list
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15:53 IST, June 30th 2020