RAMROD 117,019 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 The Indian government on Monday evening said it was banning 59 apps developed by Chinese firms over concerns that these apps were engaging in activities that threatened “national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India” in what is the latest standoff between the world’s two most populated nations. Among the apps that India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT has ordered to ban include ByteDance’s TikTok, which counts India as its biggest overseas market; Community and Video Call apps from Xiaomi, which is the top smartphone vendor in India; two of Alibaba Group’s apps (UC Browser and UC News); Shareit; CM Browser, Club Factory, which claims to be India’s third-largest e-commerce firm; and ES File Explorer. This is the first time that India, the world’s second largest internet market with nearly half of its 1.3 billion population online, has ordered to ban so many foreign apps. New Delhi said nation’s Computer Emergency Response Team had received many “representations from citizens regarding security of data and breach of privacy impacting upon public order issues.” Tarun Pathak, an analyst at research firm Counterpoint, said the order would impact roughly one in three smartphone users in India. TikTok, Club Factory and UC Browser and other apps put together had more than 500 million monthly active users in May, according to one of the top mobile insight firms. And, 27 of these 59 apps were among the top 1,000 Android apps in India last month, according to the mobile insights firm — data of which an industry executive shared with TechCrunch. It’s unclear what exactly the “ban” means and how mobile operating system makers and internet service providers are expected to comply. At the time of writing, all of the aforementioned apps were available to download from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store in India. Google said it had yet to receive the order from New Delhi. Apple said it was reviewing the order. The companies have traditionally complied with such app removal requests. Anti-China sentiment has been gaining mindshare in India in recent weeks, since more than 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a military clash in the Himalayas earlier this month. “Boycott China” — and variations of it — has been trending on Twitter in India ever since as a growing number of people posted videos demonstrating destruction of Chinese-made smartphones, TVs and other products. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/29/india-bans-tiktok-dozens-of-other-chinese-apps/ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUNAMI 21,297 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Indians did it Cancel culture is strong with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poltergeist 4,006 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Banning TikTok should've already been a worldwide procedure Yaaas India, so innovative I've been getting messages from my deep waters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatica 13,698 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 So basically all countries surrounding India are now enemies China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal. Miss India should listen to My Biggest Enemy Is Me I didn't ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolninjaguy 1,239 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Poltergeist said: Banning TikTok should've already been a worldwide procedure Yaaas India, so innovative why should it be banned tho? have y'all even been on tiktok ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poltergeist 4,006 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 minute ago, coolninjaguy said: why should it be banned tho? have y'all even been on tiktok ... I'm joking, some videos are really funny and have the Vine spirit, but there's also a shitton of cringefest I can't stand I've been getting messages from my deep waters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolninjaguy 1,239 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Just now, Poltergeist said: I'm joking, some videos are really funny and have the Vine spirit, but there's also a shitton of cringefest I can't stand haha true true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI WP 19,828 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Good riddance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylight Jokers 14,958 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I had no idea Tiktok was a Chinese app. It's so huge in Western countries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINDER 2,383 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Proud of my country I am tinder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINDER 2,383 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, TSUNAMI said: Indians did it Cancel culture is strong with them. It is extreme, you know people were throwing their Chinese LEDs and LCDs from their balconies, burning their Chinese phones! I am tinder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUNAMI 21,297 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Randomaccessmemory said: It is extreme, you know people were throwing their Chinese LEDs and LCDs from their balconies, burning their Chinese phones! Are we surprised? 2020 is a Pandora Box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thet1234 86 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I think its good they banned TikTok. Its so addictive and time consuming um chile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,019 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Surprised they didn't ban grindr tho (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eido 3,681 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, Daylight Jokers said: I had no idea Tiktok was a Chinese app. It's so huge in Western countries. I mean... There is a reason for that it was surely created on that purpose since it is gathering a lot of date in China Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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