Centre blocks access to 43 mobile apps for being 'prejudicial to India's sovereignty and security': Check list here

NEW DELHI: The Government of India on Tuesday blocked 43 mobile applications under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. The decision was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of the country, defence, security of state and public order, the government informed.

The IT ministry said in a statement that the decision to ban the applications for users in India was taken following comprehensive reports from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center of the ministry of home affairs.

WeWorkChina, AliExpress, CamCard, and Snack Video are some of the mobile applications that were banned by the Centre on Tuesday.

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Here’s the list of Chinese apps banned in India today

• 1.            AliSuppliers Mobile App
• 2.            Alibaba Workbench
• 3.            AliExpress - Smarter Shopping, Better Living
• 4.            Alipay Cashier
• 5.            Lalamove India - Delivery App
• 6.            Drive with Lalamove India
• 7.            Snack Video
• 8.            CamCard - Business Card Reader
• 9.            CamCard - BCR (Western)
• 10.          Soul- Follow the soul to find you
• 11.          Chinese Social - Free Online Dating Video App & Chat
• 12.          Date in Asia - Dating & Chat For Asian Singles
• 13.          WeDate-Dating App
• 14.          Free dating app-Singol, start your date!
• 15.          Adore App
• 16.          TrulyChinese - Chinese Dating App
• 17.          TrulyAsian - Asian Dating App
• 18.          ChinaLove: dating app for Chinese singles
• 19.          DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online
• 20.          AsianDate: find Asian singles
• 21.          FlirtWish: chat with singles
• 22.          Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat
• 23.          Tubit: Live Streams
• 24.          WeWorkChina
• 25.          First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online
• 26.          Rela - Lesbian Social Network
• 27.          Cashier Wallet
• 28.          MangoTV
• 29.          MGTV-HunanTV official TV APP
• 30.          WeTV - TV version
• 31.          WeTV - Cdrama, Kdrama&More
• 32.          WeTV Lite
• 33.          Lucky Live-Live Video Streaming App
• 34.          Taobao Live
• 35.          DingTalk
• 36.          Identity V
• 37.          Isoland 2: Ashes of Time
• 38.          BoxStar (Early Access)
• 39.          Heroes Evolved
• 40.          Happy Fish
• 41.          Jellipop Match-Decorate your dream island！
• 42.          Munchkin Match: magic home building
• 43.          Conquista Online II

Earlier, mobile applications such as TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat and Ludo were blocked by the government citing concerns that these are ‘prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order’.

On June 29, the government had blocked access to 59 mobile apps and 118 more apps on September 2 under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. The move to ban the apps, of which most were Chinese, was termed as a digital strike on the neighbouring nation with which India has been engaged in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

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