After the immense tensions between China and India, the TikTok app is banned in India among other 59 critical Chinese apps to Boycott China.
The Indian government is now disallowing the use of any Chinese app within India. This ban also extends to smartphones as well that are made in China.
The information ministry of India has stated in a press briefing that using Chinese apps and smartphones can create a problem for users in India, as the privacy of these Chinese devices are not strong, and they leach on information from Indian users.
TikTok is one of the top 5 free applications on the Apple Store in India. Despite the ban, it is still one of the most used apps in the Indian region.
List of Apps that Indian Government has banned
- DU Privacy
- Mobile Legends
- V fly Status Video
- U Video
- QQ Launcher
- QQ Security Center
- QQ International
- Vmate
- Baidu Translate
- Sweet Selfie
- We Meet
- QQ Player
- Photo Wonder
- Wonder Camera
- Clean Master Cheetah Mobile
- Cam Scanner
- Hago Play With New Friends
- DU Cleaner
- DU Browser
- Cache Cleaner DU App studio
- DU Recorder
- Vault- Hide
- New Video Status
- Vigo Video
- Meitu
- ES File Explorer
- Viva Video QU Video Inc
- Parallel Space
- Mi Video Call Xiaomi
- WeSync
- Mail Master
- SelfieCity
- Bigo Live
- QQ Music
- QQ Newsfeed
- Xender
- QQ Mail
- UC News
- Beauty Plus
- Club Factory
- Newsdog
- ROMWE
- Virus Cleaner
- APUS Browser
- CM Browers
- Mi Community
- YouCam makeup
- Helo
- Likee
- DU battery saver
- Clash of Kings
- Baidu map
- Shein
- UC Browser
- Kwai
- Shareit
To be noted, TikTok is one of the most used app in India, having thousands of TikTok influencers, creating original content for the users all accross India.
Digital Phablet corredspondents reached TikTok for the comment on this matter, as soon as our journalists have their comment, it will be posted here.