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| India blocks more Chinese apps |
India banned more Chinese applications after the Indian government banned 59 Chinese companies from developing applications in the second half of last month because it posed a threat to national security.
The new ban by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology targets 47 other Chinese applications that facilitate access to previously banned services such as (TikTok) and (Cam Scanner).
This includes the new Chinese app (Cam Scanner Advance) banned. Due to the growing geopolitical tensions between the two Asian giants, New Delhi is expected to issue an official statement soon.
India's 59 app ban affects TikTok, WeChat, ShareIt and UC Browser, which was considered the latest confrontation between the two most populous countries in the world at the end of last month.
Shortly after the decision was issued in a press release, the government ordered the telecommunications company to deny access to all these related applications and websites.
Google and Apple are also required to remove blocked apps from app stores in the countries.
Anti-China sentiment has risen sharply in India in recent months, and more than 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a military conflict in the Himalayas last month. This condition has worsened.
According to one of the leading mobile statisticians, the combination of (TikTok), (Club Factory), (UC Browser) and other applications will have over 500 million monthly active users as of May.
Today, the Indian government is considering restricting access to many Chinese applications and services.
Local media such as the Economic Times and India Today reported that New Delhi is currently reviewing 275 other Chinese apps, including (Resso), (ByteDance) (ULike) and (Tencent), the popular game (PUBG Mobile). ). But he hasn't made a decision yet.
India has revealed violations of national security and user privacy. This indicates that censorship is becoming more stringent and may ban more Chinese Internet companies in the country.
One of the officials said, "For security reasons, some of these applications are marked in red while others appear in red for data exchange violations and privacy concerns."
India has become a battleground as major Internet companies in China and the United States compete with about 450 million smartphone users to control one of the most important Internet markets.