China App Banned In India Name List. In a major decision, the government on Monday banned at least 59 Chinese apps including TikTok. Many popular apps like Shareit, Helo, Shein, Likee, WeChat, UC Browser also figured among the list. TikTok has been banned in India. (Express photo: Sneha Saha) The IT ministry has banned 59 Chinese-owned applications, including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Likee, WeChat, and Bigo Live. The Ministry stated they were “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of india, security of state and public order.” Helo – Bytedance’s social app catered to Indian users. A social networking app, Helo app is launched by a leading company from China, Bytedance. The Helo app is now amongst the best Indian social platforms and it has more than 40,000,000 users. This social app is a Chinese variant Sharechat (an Indian local app).
The apps were deemed to be a threat to the sovereignty of India, and came in light of India and China’s Galwan Valley clash. The list included popular short video service TikTok, browser and content app UC Browser, file sharing service Shareit, women-specific fashion shopping app Shein, popular mobile game Clash of Kings, and more. The Government of India has banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, WeChat and Helo, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the country’s “sovereignty and security”. ShareIT, UC browser and shopping app Clubfactory are among the other prominent apps that have been blocked amid rising tensions between India and China.
Indian Govt has banned 47 more Chinese apps which are reportedly, clones of the 59 applications which were earlier banned. Reportedly, India has also drawn up a list of 275 more Chinese apps, including PUBG, that it will examine for any violation of national security and user privacy, signalling heightened scrutiny and the possibility of more Chinese internet companies being banned in the country.
Indian Govt has banned 47 more Chinese apps which are reportedly, clones of the 59 applications which were earlier banned. Reportedly, India has also drawn up a list of 275 more Chinese apps, including PUBG, that it will examine for any violation of national security and user privacy, signalling heightened scrutiny and the possibility of more Chinese internet companies being banned in the country. Read more about Chinese apps banned in India: Know apps status, alternative apps, and more on Business Standard. MeitY put a ban on these apps and termed their usage 'prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order' NEW DELHI: India on Monday banned as many as 59 Chinese apps, including popular ones like TikTok, ShareIt and UC Browser amid border tensions with China. The ministry of electronics and. The government of India has banned 59 Chinese apps that it has found to be prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India.; The banned apps include TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser and Club.
