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59 Chinese Apps banned in India




The government of India has banned 59 Chinese mobile applications including the most popular apps which is Tik Tok 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.

 The administration said the applications are occupied with activities "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, protection of India, the security of the state and public order." The boycott has been forced under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with significant arrangements of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009. 

 A top official said the govt had thought about all possibilities before making the choice. "These applications have been there for quite a while, and there are some protection and security issues with them including dangers of information leaving the nation," said the individual.

 The announcement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) said had protests from different sources, including a few reports about the abuse of some portable applications for taking and secretly transmitting clients' information in an unapproved way to servers outside India.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has sent an “exhaustive recommendation for blocking the malicious apps,” the press release said.
The Internet Freedom Foundation said, “This is not a legal order issued under Section 69A. Our first task is transparency and disclosure.” The activist group tweeted such cases needed to be considered individually and not in the aggregate.

 There are pros and cons in this issue because other than misusing the social media platform, there are many people who really making use of social media applications such as Tik Tok. There are quite a lot of comedians, content makers who develop their passion in this platform reaching millions of views and followers. It is saddening that these platforms might be the only hope for them to express their talents. I hope that they can manage and continue their journey in different ways. However, is this a real boycott to China government or is India really concerned with the security?

 Here's the complete list of the apps banned:
1. TikTok
2. Shareit
3. Kwai
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Helo
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browers
14. Virus Cleaner
15. APUS Browser
16. ROMWE
17. Club Factory
18. Newsdog
19. Beutry Plus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender
25. QQ Music
26. QQ Newsfeed
27. Bigo Live28. SelfieCity29. Mail Master30. Parallel Space31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi32. WeSync33. ES File Explorer34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc35. Meitu36. Vigo Video37. New Video Status38. DU Recorder39. Vault- Hide40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio41. DU Cleaner42. DU Browser43. Hago Play With New Friends44. Cam Scanner45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile46. Wonder Camera47. Photo Wonder48. QQ  

49. We Meet50. Sweet Selfie51. Baidu Translate52. Vmate53. QQ International54. QQ Security Center55. QQ Launcher56. U Video57. V fly Status Video58. Mobile Legends59. DU Privacy

 By, Kousalya Selvam

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