The Government of india has banned 118 mobile applications - majority being Chinese, including popular ones such as WeChat Work, Baidu, CamCard, PUBG, Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade and Alipay, stating that these were “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of State and public order”.
Earlier, in June, the government had banned 59 ranging from e-commerce to gaming, social media, browsers, instant messaging and file sharing, citing threat to national security and sovereignty. These included TikTok, Shareit, Mi Video Call, Club Factory and Cam Scanner.
Source: Hindustantimes
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