List Of 59 Chinese Apps Banned By India: TikTok, Helo, UC Browser, ShareIt

A few days ago, Indian intelligence agencies presented a list of Chinese apps to the government urging lawmakers to ban the app. Now, India has finally acted upon it and decided to ban 59 Chinese apps that include popular apps like TikTok, Helo, UC Browser, Shareit, and more.

These Chinese apps have been banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of India citing it as threat to country’s sovereignty, integrity and national security.

Complete list of Chinese apps banned by India today

1. Tiktok
2. Shareit
3. Helo
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Kwai
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browser
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. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
26. DU Cleaner
27. DU Browser
28. Hago Play With New Friends
29. Cam Scanner
30. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
31. Wonder Camera
32. Photo Wonder
33. QQ Music
34. QQ Newsfeed
35. Bigo Live
36. SelfieCity
37. Mail Master
38. Parallel Space
39. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
40. WeSync
41. ES File Explorer
42. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
43. Meitu
44. Vigo Video
45. New Video Status
46. DU Recorder
47. Vault- Hide
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

Why did India ban Chinese apps?

MeitY says the government investigated the apps after receiving several complaints from the public domain against apps that allegedly harvested Indian user data. The ban is applicable to apps on both iOS and Android devices as well as any non-mobile counterparts.

Moreover, these Chinese apps were allegedly found siphoning data in an organized manner and sending it to servers outside the country. The government says that this step will likely put an end to such data theft by malicious apps.

What’s your opinion on this? Do you think it’s right to ban an app based on its country of origin? Leave your comments below!

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