India Govt Ban on More Chinese Apps Can Hurt China’s Digital Silk Route Ambitions
4 years, 1 month ago

India Govt Ban on More Chinese Apps Can Hurt China’s Digital Silk Route Ambitions

News 18  

The Indian government has announced a fourth ban on Chinese apps, bringing the total number of apps banned in India to 267. With 43 new apps banned today, the government has followed up on the June 29 ban that suspended popular social media app TikTok from India. Earlier today, a notice issued by the government of India on the matter said, “Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India today issued an order under section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued the order for blocking the access of these apps by users in India based on the comprehensive reports received from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs.” The notice further added, “Earlier on 29th June, 2020 the Government of India had blocked access to 59 mobile apps and on 2nd September, 2020 118 more apps were banned under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Government is committed to protect the interests of citizens and sovereignty and integrity of India on all fronts and it shall take all possible steps to ensure that.” In light of this ban, what comes to light is how much the series of bans can hurt China’s ambitions, particularly with the Digital Silk Route project.

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TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
5 days, 23 hours ago

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
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TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

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Trump led the charge to ban TikTok. Now he says he’ll save it
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump led the charge to ban TikTok. Now he says he’ll save it

Al Jazeera  

Trump has pledged to ‘save’ popular Chinese-owned app despite signing an order to ban it during his first term. On the campaign trail, Trump, who signed an executive order seeking to ban the app during his first term, pledged to “save TikTok” but neither he nor his transition team have disclosed further details about what this might mean for ByteDance. …

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

Nation States versus globalization: The question of TikTok bans
5 months, 1 week ago

Nation States versus globalization: The question of TikTok bans

Hindustan Times  

With the end of World War II, countries and communities across the globe looked for paradigms, norms, legislations, and mechanisms in general to ensure that the horrors of the two World Wars are never witnessed again. An example of how technology flows can create conflict is that of the bans of the Chinese app TikTok across the world. Concerns that …

This country banned TikTok. What became of its influencers?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

This country banned TikTok. What became of its influencers?

LA Times  

Is there life after TikTok? “When it got banned, I had nothing,” recalled Gaurav Jain, who was one of the country’s more than 200 million TikTok users. “I don’t think the average TikTok user has synthesized in their brain that this is going away,” said Lawrence Vincent, associate professor of the practice of marketing at USC’s Marshall School of Business. …

Trump tried to ban TikTok, now he’s joined it: So what changed?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump tried to ban TikTok, now he’s joined it: So what changed?

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. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” then-president …

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans
7 months, 1 week ago

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans

Hindustan Times  

While a concrete and foolproof solution is yet to emerge on preventing conventional conflicts, a peculiar situation has emerged wherein warfare has become grey zone warfare--somewhere between peace and conflict. Senate in April, passed a legislation giving TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance roughly nine months to divest the US assets of the short video app, or to face a countrywide ban. …

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned

BBC  

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned Getty Images TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. Banning a massive social media app would be an unprecedented moment in American tech history, though the looming court battle currently leaves TikTok's fate uncertain. When TikTok went offline …

Bill to ban TikTok in U.S. clears Congress
8 months ago

Bill to ban TikTok in U.S. clears Congress

Raw Story  

The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which has now cleared Congress and heads to President …

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

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
8 months ago

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

Associated Press  

No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. TikTok, which is used by more than 170 million Americans, most likely won’t disappear from your phone even if an eventual ban does take effect. This would also mean that TikTok wouldn’t be able to send updates, security patches and bug fixes, and over time the app would likely become unusable …

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

America is a step closer to banning TikTok, but will it work?
8 months ago

America is a step closer to banning TikTok, but will it work?

ABC  

In short: The US House has again passed a bill that would force Chinese owners of TikTok to sell or face a ban. The US House has again passed a bill that would force Chinese owners of TikTok to sell or face a ban. If it passes and is signed by President Joe Biden, which he has said he would …

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the U.S., but don’t expect the app to go away any time soon
8 months ago

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the U.S., but don’t expect the app to go away any time soon

LA Times  

The TikTok Inc. building in Culver City. The House has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t expect the app to go away any time soon. The U.S. government has not publicly provided evidence that shows TikTok shared U.S. user …

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
8 months ago

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon. The U.S. government has not publicly provided evidence that shows TikTok shared U.S. user data with the Chinese government or …

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned
9 months, 1 week 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 banned TikTok overnight but 200 million people learned to live without it
9 months, 1 week ago

India banned TikTok overnight but 200 million people learned to live without it

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons they can learn from a country on the other side of the world. “It’s important to remember that when India banned TikTok and multiple Chinese apps, the US was the first to praise the decision,” said …

Will the United States ban TikTok?
9 months, 1 week ago

Will the United States ban TikTok?

Al Jazeera  

The House passes a bill that could make the Chinese platform unavailable in the country. The future of TikTok is at risk in the United States – with a possible ban being considered in Washington. The popular video-sharing app is used by millions of Americans every day, and is owned by a Chinese company. Republicans and Democrats say there is …

Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?
9 months, 1 week ago

Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that could force the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance to divest from the company — or face a ban. Legislators and the White House, however, are at odds with many of TikTok’s 170 million US users – representing roughly half the country – as well as civil liberties and digital rights groups …

Trump calls TikTok a threat but says banning app would hurt some kids
9 months, 1 week ago

Trump calls TikTok a threat but says banning app would hurt some kids

Live Mint  

US presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday TikTok was a national security threat but also said a ban on the popular app would hurt some kids and only strengthen Meta Platforms' Facebook, which the Republican has harshly criticized. Trump reiterated his concerns as lawmakers weigh a bill this week that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months …

TikTok ban: Why a total block in the US could be so devastating
9 months, 1 week ago

TikTok ban: Why a total block in the US could be so devastating

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. View more The US digital liberties group has called on people to “resist a governmental power to …

A TikTok Stunt Motivates Lawmakers to Take on the App
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A TikTok Stunt Motivates Lawmakers to Take on the App

Live Mint  

lawmakers are mounting their most serious attempt to effectively either ban popular video app TikTok or separate it from its Chinese owner, advancing a bill that has more political momentum than previous attempts. “I think TikTok made our case for us today," said Rep. Bob Latta, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce’s panel on communications and technology. “The Administration …

TikTok Faces U.S. Ban in New Draft Bill
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok Faces U.S. Ban in New Draft Bill

Live Mint  

TikTok, the short-video platform owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance, is facing renewed political pressure in the U.S. from a draft bill that could lead to a ban of its popular video-sharing app. The bill, introduced by Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who leads the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Democrat Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, addresses “foreign adversary-controlled …

TikTok violates Indonesian in-app transactions ban, says minister
10 months ago

TikTok violates Indonesian in-app transactions ban, says minister

The Hindu  

Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule that bans in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business. TikTok had been forced to close its relatively new e-commerce service, TikTok Shop, in Indonesia after the country banned online shopping on social media …

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

What’s really at stake in the US moves to target TikTok?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s really at stake in the US moves to target TikTok?

Al Jazeera  

US lawmakers’ determination to limit the digital space raises crucial questions about who gets to tell the story Who owns the narrative? After Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7, young American users of TikTok looking to understand US involvement in the Middle East appear to have unearthed Osama bin Laden’s post-9/11 “Letter to America”. The furore over …

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

Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony
1 year, 1 month ago

Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok on Monday, saying it was disrupting “social harmony” in the country. “The government has decided to ban TikTok as it was necessary to regulate the use of the social media platform that was disrupting social harmony, goodwill and flow of indecent materials,” Saud said. He said …

Nepal government bans TikTok
1 year, 1 month ago

Nepal government bans TikTok

The Hindu  

The Nepal government on November 13 decided to ban the Chinese-owned social network platform TikTok, citing its negative effects on social harmony. The Nepal government decided to ban TikTok due to its negative effects on social harmony, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported. A Cabinet meeting on Thursday made it mandatory for social media sites such as Facebook, X, TikTok and …

Nepal bans Chinese video app TikTok in a bid to 'stop soaring hatred in society'
1 year, 1 month ago

Nepal bans Chinese video app TikTok in a bid to 'stop soaring hatred in society'

India TV News  

The Nepal government decided to ban the Chinese-owned social network platform Tiktok, citing its negative effects on social harmony. The Nepal government decided to ban Tiktok due to its negative effects on social harmony, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported. Govt says TikTok promotes hatred in society A Cabinet meeting on Thursday made it mandatory for social media sites such as …

Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till November 5
1 year, 1 month ago

Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till November 5

India Today  

The Manipur government on Tuesday extended the mobile internet ban for another five days till November 5 to prevent spread of harmful messages, photos, and videos by anti-social elements. A Home Department notification on Tuesday said that the ban was extended following "apprehensions that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate …

Canada bans applications WeChat, Kaspersky on govt devices citing privacy risks
1 year, 1 month ago

Canada bans applications WeChat, Kaspersky on govt devices citing privacy risks

Hindustan Times  

Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been compromised. The ban was announced after an assessment by Canada's chief information officer that Tencent-owned WeChat and applications made by Moscow-based Kaspersky "present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy …

TikTok ends retail business in Indonesia after ban on social media shopping
1 year, 2 months ago

TikTok ends retail business in Indonesia after ban on social media shopping

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — TikTok said it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia on Wednesday to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms — a big blow to the video platform’s fastest-growing market. Indonesia’s Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the ban aims to “prevent the domination of the algorithm and prevent the use …

TikTok Shop Indonesia stops to comply with the country's ban of e-commerce on social media platforms
1 year, 2 months ago

TikTok Shop Indonesia stops to comply with the country's ban of e-commerce on social media platforms

The Independent  

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Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information
1 year, 2 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. …

Is Instagram Banned In India? (Instagram Ban In India)
1 year, 3 months ago

Is Instagram Banned In India? (Instagram Ban In India)

ABP News  

Instagram is not banned in India. A screenshot allegedly from the news outlet, First India News, displaying 'breaking news' about the central government's Instagram application in India is gaining popularity on social media. There is no evidence to suggest that First India News posted about the central government banning the Instagram application in India. There have been claims circulating on …

Is TikTok Banned In Mexico? [Explained]
1 year, 3 months ago

Is TikTok Banned In Mexico? [Explained]

ABP News  

TikTok, a social media platform based in China, is expected to continue operating in Mexico without any disruptions, despite security concerns raised in the US. The Mexican government has stated that it will not ban TikTok, a popular video sharing social media app, despite the United States' potential prohibition due to security concerns. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his …

India should be pragmatic about huge Chinese investments
1 year, 4 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 …

‘Selective ban’ of messaging apps may be looked at: TRAI
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Selective ban’ of messaging apps may be looked at: TRAI

The Hindu  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday put out a consultation paper asking if it would be possible for messaging apps such as WhatsApp to be brought under a licensing framework, and whether such apps can be banned “selectively” in places where an Internet shutdown would otherwise have been imposed. TRAI had recommended in September 2020 that there was …

‘Here to stay’: TikTok CEO defiant in face of bans
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Here to stay’: TikTok CEO defiant in face of bans

Al Jazeera  

Shou Chew says app will ‘never provide’ user data to Chinese gov’t and vows to fight ban in US state. Doha, Qatar – TikTok is “here to stay”, the video-hosting company’s CEO Shou Chew has said while terming the US state of Montana’s decision to ban it as “unconstitutional”. ‘Here to stay’ When asked to reveal his “plan B” in …

Chinese e-commerce platform Shein relaunching in India 3 years after govt blocked it
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese e-commerce platform Shein relaunching in India 3 years after govt blocked it

India Today  

Shein, a Chinese online fast fashion brand, is set to make a comeback in India almost three years after it was banned. However, in June 2020, it was banned in India, along with 59 other Chinese apps, by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to safeguard national sovereignty and integrity. Notably, since June 2020, the government of India …

Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India
1 year, 7 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 …

Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok completely; Chinese app says it violates people's rights
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok completely; Chinese app says it violates people's rights

India TV News  

TikTok ban: Montana became the first state in the US state to ban the popular short video app TikTok. To enact a complete ban on Chinese-owned TikTok Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to curtail the social media app. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Republican Governor Greg Gianforte announced the ban on TikTok in Montana saying that …

Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling
1 year, 7 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 …

Battlegrounds Mobile India is Coming Back for 90 Days But Authorities to Keep Close Watch
1 year, 7 months ago

Battlegrounds Mobile India is Coming Back for 90 Days But Authorities to Keep Close Watch

News 18  

The ban on the popular but controversial game app Battlegrounds Mobile India is set to be lifted for three months after temporary clearance but it will remain under the scanner, sources have confirmed to News18. Sources also said the competent authority in Ministry of Home Affairs has accorded conditional approval to unblock BGMI for analysis and re-evaluation. Intel Report That …

Govt blocks 14 mobile messenger apps used by terrorist groups: Officials
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt blocks 14 mobile messenger apps used by terrorist groups: Officials

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday banned 14 mobile messenger services because they were being used by terrorists to communicate in Jammu and Kashmir and with their handlers in Pakistan, people familiar with the matter said. The order to block a post/account/website/mobile application is passed by a designated officer appointed by the central government, The ministry of electronics and information …

India blocks 14 mobile apps used by terrorists in Pakistan to send information in J-K
1 year, 7 months ago

India blocks 14 mobile apps used by terrorists in Pakistan to send information in J-K

Hindustan Times  

The central government has blocked 14 messenger mobile applications that were used by terrorists in Pakistan as communication platforms to transmit information to Jammu and Kashmir. the apps blocked by the government include Crypviser, Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, Briar, BChat, Nandbox, Conion, IMO, Element, Second line, Zangi, Threema among others. Watch: India bans apps used by Pak terrorists to send …

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022
1 year, 7 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 …

Montana legislators vote to ban popular social media app TikTok
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana legislators vote to ban popular social media app TikTok

Al Jazeera  

The vote is likely to lead to legal challenges as US politicians express concerns over the app’s ties to China. Montana legislators have passed a bill to ban the popular short-form video app TikTok from operating in the state, the latest threat to the app’s existence in the United States. TikTok as well as Apple and Google, which operate mobile …

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