India Bans TikTok and WeChat, Launching an App War on China

Recent tensions along the border and cybersecurity concerns led to this unprecedented move

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Earlier this week, India’s Ministry of Information Technology issued a press release banning 59 apps that the government says pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity” of the nation. Although the press release does not call out any country by name, the fact that all the apps are Chinese leaves no doubt as to the target.

1. TikTok
2. SHAREit
3. Kwai
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu Map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU Battery Saver
9. Helo
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. BeautyPlus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender