TikTok and other 58 chinese apps are being banned

Since the U.s. blockade of Huawei and chinese firms began, there have been countries that have shown their concern about chinese apps, with suspicions of spying to many of them, there has even been apps to filter them. The Government of India has now announced that are prohibited a total of 59 chinese apps in the country. Including popular applications for users in Spain as TikTok, WeChat or some of the applications of Xiaomi.

According to the press release of the Ministry of Electronics and information technology of India, will prohibit those applications that pose a risk to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of the state and public order. As a result, these popular apps stop working in the country.

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India bans chinese applications like TikTok

The government of India has decided to ban the use of these applications, which are used in mobile phones, but also their use is prohibited in other devices, such as computers. Therefore, users in the country they are not going to be able to access these applications and services, or through the app or in your web. Although by now it is not known whether the government of the country will bind them to the app stores, such as Play Store, to remove such applications.

A total of 59 applications suffer from this ban. Some well-known, as TikTok, WeChat or many applications Xiaomi. A decision that could have serious consequences, if we take into account that Xiaomi is one of the most popular brands in India since a long time ago. The applications prohibited in the country are:

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. My Community
13. CM Browsers
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. My Video Call – Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Live 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. I Do 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. Or Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

The Ministry of Electronics and information technology noted that the concerns with the security, privacy and data protection it is something that has contributed to such a decision. As they say, have revido a lot of complaints about these applications, in addition to reports about the evil use that some make of the data of the users, sending the data to servers outside of India. The collection of such data and the development of profiles is considered a hostility to the national security and defense of India. This is not the first time that there is controversy in this regard with apps like TikTok.

A decision that comes at a time of tensions between India and China, with disputes on the border of both countries. By this decision it seems that it will only serve to increase such tensions.

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