This decision came by the amid tension between India and Chine on 15 June clash at Ladakh costing the life of 20 Indian Soldiers and more the 70 injured.
New Delhi: The Central Government has blocked 59 Chinese Applications that includes hugely populated TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat, and many more. This blocking will create a huge economic backlash against the China. Sources added that the input from the Intelligence suggested that the apps used are violating the terms of usages, and compromising with the user’s privacy. After the announcement, within minutes, the govt. account MyGov, which had an approximate of 1.1 million followers, was disabled.
This tremendous move came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is capable to give “befitting reply” to China. He spoke to his countrymen to boycott the Chinese goods and follow the chain of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. We will buy local goods and be local for vocal which of course help to become India stronger, he said.
This evening, in the statement, “the government said that the apps were blocked and the available information which were engaged in the activities were prejudicial to integrity and sovereignty of India, defence, and the security of state and the public orders”. The ministry said that it has received information from the people on “the security of their data and the risk of privacy”, regarding the use of certain apps.
The ministry confirmed that these apps were a deep matter of concern and emergency measures were required. The concern for the data security and safeguarding the privacy of 130 crores Indian cannot be neglected, the release said.
Experts also suggests that the decision of banning the apps creates a major blow to China’s Digital Silk Route ambition and million dollars eroding the valuation of these companies. This decision could lead more countries to follow India’s path against these apps.
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