The Government of India said on a press release on Monday, June 29, 2020. That they are banning a total of Fifty Nine (59) mobile apps which they believe are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state, and public order.

Why the Gov’t of India Decided to Ban the Apps

According to the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India, their Ministry of Information Technology; the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs; and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) have received complains from various sources and raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps.

As stated by the Press Information Bureau. The Government of India has decided to disallow the usage of certain apps. These apps will not be allowed to be used in both mobile and non-mobile Internet-enabled devices.

According to them this move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users and ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace.

Which Apps to be Banned in India

Among the apps the Government of India is banning are some well known names such a TikTok, Mobile Legends, and Shareit.

With regards to what happened, the Head of Tiktok in India, Nikhil Gandhi,. Recently made a post which has been published on the official Twitter account of TikTok India. Here’s what Nikhil said in the tweet:

Here’s the list of all the apps developed by Chinese firm which are to be banned by the Government of 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. U Video
55. QQ Security Center
56. Mobile Legends
57. QQ Launcher
58. V fly Status Video
59. DU Privacy

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SOURCE

Press Information Bureau Government of India

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