Published: January 26, 2021 2:14 PM IST
The Indian government could impose a permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which were banned in India in June last year under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. According to a report in Mint, which quoted a person aware of the development, the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MeitY) has issued fresh notices to the apps to impose a permanent ban on them in India. Also Read - Pakistan court orders Telecom authority to block TikTok in the country
Following the ban in June, the Indian government had sought responses from the banned companies, relating to the privacy and security of user data. “The government is not satisfied with the response/explanation given by these companies. Hence, the ban for these 59 apps is permanent now,” the person aware of the development told Mint. Further, according to the report, the notice was i
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Here s a complete list of apps that were banned in 2020.
PUBG Mobile, TikTok and 100s of other apps were banned in India in 2020. While it was a year of pandemic, it was also not a fun ride for Chinese app developers. Due to the tensions between India and China and a few security reasons, MeitY decided to ban hundreds of Android, iOS apps in India.Â
It all started as a response to Chinaâs attack at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. On June 29, 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced a ban on TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Shein, CamScanner, and many more.
TikTok is another app that has been popular for a while but what made its entry into this list is the fact that it also got banned in India. This led to the entry of several TikTok alternatives in India
The year 2020 has been a roller coaster ride for the app world. The government of India banned hundreds of apps, mostly with China as the origin country. The key reason behind banning or blocking these apps in the country, as stated by the government, is the security of the users’ personal information. The government of India feared that information of Indian users’ were at risk. Also Read - ByteDance acquires popular gaming studio Moonton to take on Tencent