Indian Government Bans WeChat, TikTok and More

It looks like the Indian government is looking to put the banhammer on various apps that are based in China in their country including the popular app TikTok and WeChat.

There’s a total of 59 Chinese apps that have been banned by the Indian government citing these apps as “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.”

The Ministry of Information Technology added that the ban was supposed to be due to  “many complaints from various sources” which includes “stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers outside India.”

The Indian government also stated that these apps “impinges the sovereignty” of the Indian government. Plus they also cited the risks of data mining which could be a threat to Indian defense and 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 Live
28. SelfieCity
29. Mail Master
30. Parallel Space
31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
35. Meitu
36. Vigo Video
37. New Video Status
38. DU Recorder
39. Vault- Hide
40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
41. DU Cleaner
42. DU Browser
43. Hago Play With New Friends
44. Cam Scanner
45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
46. Wonder Camera
47. Photo Wonder
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

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