India Has Now Banned 267 Chinese Apps: The Time For Made In India Apps To Step Up, Again
4 years, 4 months ago

India Has Now Banned 267 Chinese Apps: The Time For Made In India Apps To Step Up, Again

News 18  

For the fourth time since June, the Government of India has banned another set of Chinese owned smartphone apps, believed to be a threat to the national security of India. The apps included in the latest app ban include AliSuppliers Mobile App, Alibaba Workbench, AliExpress – Smarter Shopping, Better Living, Alipay Cashier, CamCard – Business Card Reader, CamCard – BCR, DingTalk and more. “India’s sovereignty and security should and will always be the first priority, so we completely support Govt move to ban 43 Chinese apps, Indian start-ups and app developers have already proven their mettle in replacing and filling up the space created by Chinese app ban. In the previous three sets of app bans for Chinese owned apps, we had apps including APUS Launcher Pro- Theme, Live Wallpapers, Ludo World-Ludo Superstar, Chess Rush, PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, FaceU – Inspire your Beauty, GO SMS Pro – Messenger, Alipay and AlipayHK in India, as part of a group of 118 apps.

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Apps banned over terror link in 2023 still thriving, government acknowledges
1 month ago

Apps banned over terror link in 2023 still thriving, government acknowledges

India Today  

In mid-2023, the Indian government banned at least 14 mobile applications – mostly used for secure communication – over inputs that were being used by Pakistan-based terrorist handlers. In an RTI response to India Today, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology acknowledged it issued orders to “intermediaries” in May 2023 to take down 14 applications under the Information Technology …

India bans 119 Chinese apps from Google Play Store citing national security concerns
1 month, 1 week ago

India bans 119 Chinese apps from Google Play Store citing national security concerns

India TV News  

India bans 119 Chinese apps from Google Play Store citing national security concerns The government has launched a digital strike, ordering the removal of 119 Chinese apps from the Google Play Store. The government has launched another digital crackdown, instructing the removal of 119 Chinese apps from the Google Play Store. This isn’t the first time; India initiated a digital …

36 Banned Chinese apps in India, now available on Google Play Store and App Store
1 month, 2 weeks ago

36 Banned Chinese apps in India, now available on Google Play Store and App Store

India TV News  

Chinese apps make a comeback in India: In 2020, India banned several Chinese apps due to security concerns. Following the Galwan Valley clash in 2020, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including UC Browser, Shein, and TikTok, citing security risks. Popular apps that have returned Many of the previously banned apps are now available again, either under a new …

Many banned Chinese apps make comeback in India: Will TikTok return?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many banned Chinese apps make comeback in India: Will TikTok return?

India Today  

Many of the Chinese apps that were banned in 2020 following the India-China border tensions have made a return to the Play Store in India as diplomatic relations between the two countries improve. With the evolving political landscape, the return of some of the banned Chinese apps - the question on everyone's mind is: Will TikTok make a comeback to …

Many banned Chinese apps re-appear as India-China ties warm up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Many banned Chinese apps re-appear as India-China ties warm up

India Today  

Remember hundreds of Chinese apps were banned in 2020? After four years, India Today's Open-Source Intelligence team reviewed more than 200 of the banned mobile applications and found that original or clone versions of at least 36 of them were available either on Google's Play Store or Apple's App Store or on both platforms as of February 10. Similarly, Xender …

Shein is back in India after 5 years, but why was it banned in 2020?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Shein is back in India after 5 years, but why was it banned in 2020?

Firstpost  

Gen Z’s favourite fast-fashion label has made a comeback in India. The app was banned in 2020 by the government over national security concerns China’s fast fashion brand Shein is back in India. Reliance Retail has launched an app to sell Shein’s economical products in India. Shein’s India comeback Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance launched the Shein India Fast Fashion app …

TikTok: A Chinese trojan horse in democracies
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok: A Chinese trojan horse in democracies

Firstpost  

TikTok’s algorithmic manipulation is to curate China’s peaceful intentions, glorify China’s developmental experience, blunt criticism of the communist party, and promote tourism in China while painting others as declining powers, aggressors, or even incompetent Even though China debarred global social internet sites like Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Yahoo, and others more than a decade ago, the issue of proscription of …

5 Years of TikTok Ban in India: Which countries have banned the app and why?
2 months, 1 week ago

5 Years of TikTok Ban in India: Which countries have banned the app and why?

India TV News  

India’s ban on TikTok completed five years in January 2025 and marks the move as a significant milestone in the global flight over the app’s controversial nature. ByteDance-owned TikTok ban was a part of a broader move towards addressing the concerns over national security, cyber threats and online content regulation which were not matching with the security protocol of the …

TikTok back in US: A look at its India journey and what happened after 2020 ban
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok back in US: A look at its India journey and what happened after 2020 ban

Live Mint  

From teenage dancers to grandmothers sharing cooking tips, video-sharing app TikTok has been embraced for its ability to transform an ordinary person into a global celebrity when a video goes viral. TikTok’s India journey and govt ban Indian users had flocked to TikTok as early as 2017. Citing national security concerns, India banned TikTok along with more than 50 other …

TikTok ban: Why did India ban TikTok five years ago?
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok ban: Why did India ban TikTok five years ago?

The Hindu  

TikTok, the popular short-video app, was just about to face a shut down in the U.S. after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds but Donald Trump came to the rescue, giving them more time to find an approved …

Good morning, America: Why India banned TikTok 5 years back
2 months, 1 week ago

Good morning, America: Why India banned TikTok 5 years back

India Today  

On January 19, 2025, millions of American users who logged into TikTok were left stunned after getting a pop-up message declaring the app was temporarily unavailable. TikTok officially suspended its services in the United States on Sunday after a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the government’s decision to ban the app, citing national security concerns. WHEN INDIA …

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the …

Amid 'ban' on TikTok over data concerns, Americans rush to another Chinese app 'Red Note': What happened
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid 'ban' on TikTok over data concerns, Americans rush to another Chinese app 'Red Note': What happened

Op India  

With the imminent ban on TikTok in the United States, users of the video-sharing app in the North American country are migrating to yet another Chinese app named Xiaohongshu. pic.twitter.com/UTxkeQ7Bhy — Han Shawnity 🇺🇸 January 17, 2025 When India banned Chinese apps and the rationale behind the decision In 2024, a leading security expert Tzeng Yi-suo explained, “Information security risks …

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the …

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the …

TikTok ban risk pushes US users to download two other Chinese social media apps: Xiaohongshu, Lemon8
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok ban risk pushes US users to download two other Chinese social media apps: Xiaohongshu, Lemon8

Hindustan Times  

Apple iPhone download charts in the US saw two Chinese apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 taking over the top two positions as users seek alternatives to TikTok ahead of a possible ban, Bloomberg reported. ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok has January 19 as the deadline for finding a US buyer in order to be allowed to continue operating in the country. Lemon8 on …

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the …

Nepal lifts TikTok ban after blocking app over ‘social harmony’ concerns
7 months, 1 week ago

Nepal lifts TikTok ban after blocking app over ‘social harmony’ concerns

Al Jazeera  

Move comes weeks after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn into office following the collapse of the previous government. The move comes after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, who was sworn in last month after the collapse of the previous coalition government, issued a directive calling for the equal treatment of all social networking platforms, state-run National …

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say
9 months, 1 week ago

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say

The Hindu  

China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world's two most populous countries, officials said. Direct flights would benefit both economies, but the stakes are higher for China, where a recovery in overseas travel after the COVID-19 pandemic is …

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
11 months, 1 week ago

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid goodbye to the app, which is operated by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. The …

TikTok may be banned in the U.S. Here’s what happened when India did it
11 months, 1 week ago

TikTok may be banned in the U.S. Here’s what happened when India did it

LA Times  

Activists in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, demonstrate in 2020 against Chinese President Xi Jinping next to a banner showing the logos of TikTok and other Chinese apps banned in India. In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid goodbye to the app, which is operated by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps …

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned
1 year ago

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned

Op India  

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that can force the Chinese company ByteDance, the owner of the short video app TikTok, to either sell TikTok to a US-based company or get banned in the country. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the …

India is the first country to ban TikTok over security concerns
1 year ago

India is the first country to ban TikTok over security concerns

India TV News  

As the US House of Representatives passed legislation which could lead to a ban on TikTok, a short format video sharing platfrom which has around 170 million American users, it was the Indian government which first decided to block the platform in the world. The government blocked TikTok along with other 59 Chinese applications because of security concerns. In 2020, …

U.S. cannot be the last nation to ban Chinese app TikTok, says Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. cannot be the last nation to ban Chinese app TikTok, says Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley

The Hindu  

Describing Chinese-owned app TikTok as dangerous, U.S. Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said that when countries like India and Nepal have banned this social media platform, the U.S. cannot be the last nation to do the same. According to Pew Research data released in late 2023, about a third of 18-29 year-olds in the U.S. said they regularly get …

Govt of India bans over 100 fraudulent Chinese websites in crackdown on China-operated financial scams
1 year, 3 months ago

Govt of India bans over 100 fraudulent Chinese websites in crackdown on China-operated financial scams

Firstpost  

The government of India has banned over 100 Chinese-operated investment scam websites. These websites were found to be intricately linked to multiple bank accounts, with funds being transferred between accounts to confuse investigating agencies In a decisive move against financial fraud, the Government of India has launched a comprehensive initiative to ban over 100 Chinese-operated investment scam websites that have …

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
1 year, 5 months ago

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight

The Hindu  

Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store, joining local rivals that had adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations. Apple began last Friday requiring app developers to submit the "internet content provider filing" when they publish new apps on its App Store, …

Apple, China met to discuss Beijing's crackdown on western apps: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple, China met to discuss Beijing's crackdown on western apps: Report

The Hindu  

Apple staff met with Chinese officials in recent months to discuss concerns over new rules that will restrict the U.S. tech giant from offering many foreign apps currently available on its app store in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The officials told Apple that it must strictly implement the rules which ban unregistered foreign apps, the …

Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information

Firstpost  

China has asked all tech companies operating in China to submit a whole bunch of documents and information regarding their app stores. Because of this, Apple’s App Store may become illegal China has released its first list of 26 mobile app stores that have provided their business details to regulators, but notably, Apple’s app store is absent from the list. …

Banned or not? Why there is confusion over restrictions on iPhone use in China
1 year, 6 months ago

Banned or not? Why there is confusion over restrictions on iPhone use in China

Firstpost  

China has denied issuing any ban on the ‘purchase or use’ of Apple’s iPhones. The remarks by its foreign ministry spokesperson come after multiple media reports said last week that staffers at central government agencies have been forbidden to use the smartphone at the workplace China has denied banning Apple’s iPhones for government staff at work. “China has not issued …

China says it has not banned purchase, use of iPhones, foreign phone brands
1 year, 6 months ago

China says it has not banned purchase, use of iPhones, foreign phone brands

The Hindu  

China has not issued a ban on the purchase and use of foreign phone brands, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in response to media reports that said some government agencies and firms had told staff to stop using Apple's iPhones at work. "China has not issued laws, regulations or policy documents that prohibit the purchase and use of …

China denies reported ban on Apple iPhone purchases and usage
1 year, 6 months ago

China denies reported ban on Apple iPhone purchases and usage

Al Jazeera  

The supposed ban comes at a time when tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing. China has not issued a ban on the buying and use of foreign phone brands, the Chinese foreign ministry said in response to media reports that said some government agencies and firms had told staff to stop using Apple’s iPhones at work. On Wednesday, the …

Why is China banning officials and state employees from using iPhones?
1 year, 6 months ago

Why is China banning officials and state employees from using iPhones?

Al Jazeera  

Beijing is taking aim at Apple devices in the latest salvo in the US-China tech war. “Limiting personal use of iPhones, which could access local networks and collect environmental data, aligns with the government’s commitment to bolster cybersecurity,” Chim Lee, China analyst with the Economist Intelligence Unit, told Al Jazeera. China and the US view each other’s tech companies as …

Some Chinese government employees banned from using Apple devices: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Some Chinese government employees banned from using Apple devices: Report

The Hindu  

September 07, 2023 12:22 pm | Updated 01:37 pm IST Some Chinese government bodies have banned their employees from using Apple’s iPhone and other foreign devices for work purposes, reported Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. The extent of the policy is not yet clear, but it reportedly applied to some central government agencies where employees were told …

Ahead of mega Apple event next week, China bans govt officials from using iPhones
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of mega Apple event next week, China bans govt officials from using iPhones

India TV News  

Ahead of mega Apple event next week, China bans govt officials from using iPhones The ban comes ahead of an Apple event next week that analysts believe will be about launching a new line of iPhones and could trigger concern among foreign companies operating in China as Sino-US tensions escalate. The ban comes ahead of an Apple event next week …

NewsClick controversy: Did China shift its propaganda from phone apps to media?
1 year, 7 months ago

NewsClick controversy: Did China shift its propaganda from phone apps to media?

India Today  

Until last year the central government banned over 250 Chinese apps citing them to be “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India”. In a first, ED ‘uncovers’ China-media link The central probe agency’s recent action against digital news website NewsClick -- first against any media firm -- uncovered the alleged involvement of the site in peddling pro-China information in …

India should be pragmatic about huge Chinese investments
1 year, 7 months ago

India should be pragmatic about huge Chinese investments

Live Mint  

Officially, India would love to do business with China. BYD’s proposal ran afoul of a 2020 amendment to India’s foreign direct investment policy that made government approval mandatory for any investment originating from a country with which India shares a land border. India’s trade with China declined – albeit marginally – in the first half of 2023 after more than …

Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India
1 year, 10 months ago

Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India

India TV News  

Apple removed 1,474 apps from its App Store as per requests from various governments to take down such apps in 2022, including a massive 1,435 from mainland China and just 14 from India. According to the company's '2022 App Store Transparency Report', the Pakistan government requested to take down 10 apps while Russia asked to remove seven apps for violating …

Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling
1 year, 10 months ago

Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling

Hindustan Times  

“Abusing state power to suppress foreign companies”. Politicians in Washington are considering two options that China’s government has long embraced for American companies: curbing TikTok’s freedom to operate, or an outright ban. Many politicians think a sale of TikTok to an American company rather than an outright ban is most politically palatable, but recent reports suggest that China would rather …

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022

India TV News  

New Delhi: Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 173,000 bad accounts preventing over USD 2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions in 2022. "In India, in …

Is the US going to ban TikTok?
2 years ago

Is the US going to ban TikTok?

Al Jazeera  

The Take looks at what banning the Chinese social media app would mean for digital privacy. The social media app has more than a billion users in 150 countries, but lawmakers are looking at the app with a more cautious eye as its popularity grows. The US and other countries have already banned TikTok from government phones, while India and …

TikTok CEO grilled in connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetical'
2 years ago

TikTok CEO grilled in connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetical'

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington : TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company. During a four-hour long hearing, Chew time and again stressed that the TikTok app, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and …

TikTok employees can still access Indian users data despite ban: Report
2 years ago

TikTok employees can still access Indian users data despite ban: Report

Hindustan Times  

Despite China's app TikTok has been banned by Centre for around three years now, the employees of the short-video sharing platform and its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance can still access the personal data of Indian users, says a report from Forbes. The report claims that anyone at the companies with simple access to their tools can retrieve and analyse specific information …

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale
2 years ago

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government said Thursday it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States. A forced sale “would seriously damage investors from multiple countries including China” and hurt “confidence to invest in the United States,” …

US, UK, New Zealand and more... Why are these countries banning TikTok?
2 years ago

US, UK, New Zealand and more... Why are these countries banning TikTok?

Firstpost  

More than one billion people use TikTok to watch its brief video posts globally, demonstrating its enormous popularity. United States According to AP, this week, the U.S. said that government agencies have 30 days to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems over data security concerns. United Kingdom British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app …

India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 times!
2 years ago

India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 times!

Hindustan Times  

British authorities prohibited the use of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on official devices on Thursday. With this, UK joined the list of at least countries who have banned use of TikTok for its employees on charges ranging from privacy concerns to national security to inducing harmful content. These countries have banned TikTok India Citing privacy and security concerns, Centre …

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
2 years ago

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk. Governments are worried TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote …

‘Creative Imagination’: Govt Denies Report on New Security Testing for Smartphones
2 years ago

‘Creative Imagination’: Govt Denies Report on New Security Testing for Smartphones

News 18  

The Central government has denied a news report by Reuters stating that it is likely to force smartphones makers to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, calling it “unfettered creative imagination”. “Story is based on lack of understanding perhaps n unfettered creative imagination that is based an …

India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps
2 years ago

India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps

The Hindu  

India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to …

India May Ask Smartphone Makers to Allow Removal of Pre-installed Apps, Says Report
2 years ago

India May Ask Smartphone Makers to Allow Removal of Pre-installed Apps, Says Report

News 18  

The Central government is likely to force the makers of smartphones to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, as per Reuters. It is a matter of national security.” The new rules is likely to extend launch timelines in the world’s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses …

India may have a ‘bad’ news for Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and smartphone makers
2 years ago

India may have a ‘bad’ news for Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and smartphone makers

Live Mint  

The Indian government may soon force smartphone makers to allow users to remove pre-installed apps, a Reuters report says. Citing two people and government document seen by Reuters, the report says that India may soon propose new security rules, mandating screening of major operating system updates. The report says that the India's IT ministry is considering these new rules amid …

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