India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok

TikTok, Helo, ShareIt and other apps were accused of sharing user information with their ho

me country, China. So, the Ministry of Information and Technology has announced a permanent ban on these apps in India.

 The tensions between India and China started to grow even further after 20 Indian soldiers were martyred at the Galwan Valley border. India decided to fight back with its ‘Digital Air Strike’ by finally announcing a ban on 59 Chinese apps including the popular ones like TikTok, UC Browser, CamScanner, ShareIt and more. In order to justify the move, the government claims that these applications were a threat to our national security.
 TikTok, Helo, ShareIt and other apps were accused of sharing user information with their home country, China. So, the Ministry of Information and Technology has announced a permanent ban on these apps in India.
 
 What’s next?
 As the government has announced a ban on these apps, they have also issued a notice to Apple and Google in order to take down these apps from their respective app stores. Now, the Indian version of the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store do not have TikTok, Helo and a few other apps. The companies are in the process of removing the other applications as well. 

 Can someone in India keep using the Chinese apps?
 The government of India has also issued a notice to the Internet Service Providers (ISP) and telecom operators like Jio, Airtel, Vodafone and others. As per the notice, the operators are supposed to block the Chinese apps from being used in the Indian grounds.  Soon, you will not be able to access any of the 59 Chinese apps on your Android or iOS smartphone unless you chose to use a VPN service. Considering the situation going on, even using these apps with VPNs will be considered illegal in India. 

 High time India look for alternative apps for TikTok, CamScanner, ShareIt, Clash of Kings and more. Here is a List of Chinese apps banned in India
 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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