Banning Chinese apps
- Ravi Shankar Prasad: We banned Chinese apps to protect data of countrymen
- On 29 June, the India government had announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today termed India’s decision to ban 59 Chinese apps a ‘digital strike’. “We banned Chinese apps to protect data of countrymen; it was a digital strike,” he said at a BJP rally in West Bengal, news agency PTI reported.
On 29 June, the India government had announced Banning Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat. This was done in view of the information available that “they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order”.
Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that the government had banned the apps for the safety, security, defense, sovereignty, and integrity of India.
Here’s the list of some 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, ETC
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