In a significant choice, the government has restricted 59 Chinese applications including TikTok. Numerous mainstream applications including Shareit, Helo, Shein, Likee, WeChat, UC Browser figured among the rundown of prohibited Chinese applications. In an official notice, the govt stated: “he Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of the information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.”

Complete List of Chinese Apps Banned By Government Of India

  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 Browers 

  14. Virus Cleaner 

  15. APUS Browser 

  16. ROMWE 

  17. Club Factory 

  18. Newsdog 

  19. Beutry Plus 

  20. WeChat 

  21. UC News 

  22. QQ Mail 

  23. Weibo 

  24. Xender 

  25. QQ Music 

  26. QQ Newsfeed 

  27. Bigo Live 

  28. SelfieCity 

  29. Mail Master 

  30. Parallel Space 31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi 

  31. WeSync 

  32. ES File Explorer 

  33. Viva Video – QU Video Inc 

  34. Meitu 

  35. Vigo Video 

  36. New Video Status 

  37. DU Recorder 

  38. Vault- Hide 

  39. Cache Cleaner DU App studio 

  40. DU Cleaner 

  41. DU Browser 

  42. Hago Play With New Friends 

  43. Cam Scanner 

  44. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile 

  45. Wonder Camera 

  46. Photo Wonder 

  47. QQ Player 

  48. We Meet 

  49. Sweet Selfie 

  50. Baidu Translate 

  51. Vmate 

  52. QQ International 

  53. QQ Security Center 

  54. QQ Launcher 

  55. U Video 

  56. V fly Status Video 

  57. Mobile Legends 

  58. DU Privacy

In the warning, the ministry said it has gotten numerous grumblings from different sources including a few reports about abuse of some portable applications accessible on Android and iOS stages for taking and secretly transmitting clients’ information in an unapproved way to servers which have areas outside India. “The gathering of these information, its mining and profiling by components unfriendly to national security and barrier of India, which eventually encroaches upon the sway and uprightness of India, involves extremely profound and prompt concern which requires crisis quantifies,” the service additionally said.