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2020 was an interesting year for smartphones, especially their apps. PUBG Mobile and TikTok were among some popular apps that were kicked out of the Indian versions of the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. These apps were removed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) citing national security and sovereignty concerns.
Ever since TikTok was banned in India, people are rushing to local alternatives to fuel their need for short videos and bridge that gap. Interestingly, people are not looking at the entertainment aspect of it but also want to see it as a viable platform to help them in extra income.
Both traditional media and digital media came under scrutiny
28 Dec, 2020 - 08:48 AM IST | By Gargi Sarkar
KOLKATA: 2020 was the year when the government – both the Centre and states – pushed back against the media. Strongly. Whether it was mainline television or print or digital or social media, authorities showed that they could deal a heavy hand against the fourth estate and digital platforms. Everyone would have to comply or get caned.
The year ended with the government bringing digital media under the ministry of information and broadcasting and imposing foreign equity restrictions in such ventures. 26 per cent is the overseas investment limit, the department of promotion of industry & internal trade under the ministry of commerce & industry stated in a clarification in October 2020. Ventures involved in aggregating, writing, distribution, streaming of news or current affairs on websites, apps or other platforms will have to bring down the foreign
Tech in 2020: It is a political world
Technology has often influenced politics. But, everything went upside down in 2020. This was a year when politics influenced technology across the globe, giving some tough moments to both leaders and users.
Manas Tiwari | December 16, 2020 | Updated 13:24 IST
Political developments influenced technology sector in many ways.
Highlights
Donald Trump maintained his strong stance against Huawei
Big tech giants were pushed against the wall on multiple occasions.
Technology has often influenced politics. There is enough evidence on how political parties and leaders have used technology to gain an upper hand in elections both in India and abroad. But, everything went upside down in 2020. This was a year when politics influenced technology across the globe, giving some tough moments to both leaders and users. Short video sharing platform TikTok faced the burnt in the US as well as India, Donald Trump maintained his strong stance against Huawei
This has been a significant year for the technology sector in India, in more than one ways. And, none of them could have been predicted. This is also a year when all that happened in the wider world directly impacted technology.