India bans 47 Chinese apps, lists 250 more
  • 4 years ago
India has banned 47 more apps operating as the clones of the 59 that were banned last month. In all, over 250 apps are being monitored by the government and each that poses a threat is being picked and thrown out. The list of the 47 applications banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will be released soon. These 47 banned app clones include TikTok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite, and VFY Lite, news agency ANI reported. India has also prepared a list of over 250 Chinese apps, including those linked to Alibaba, that it will examine for any user privacy or national security violations, government sources said. The list also includes Tencentbacked gaming app PUBG.
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