India bans another 43 Chinese apps from operating in India, including AliExpressBCCL
India has banned another 43 chinese apps from the country in the name of data privacy and security.
The list mostly consists of dating apps that pose the risk of ‘honey trapping’ officials or soldiers.
It also bans the online shopping application AlibabaExpress.
As tensions between India and China continue to simmer, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has banned another Chinese 43 apps from India.
This is the third such list that the government has issued in which no direct mention has been made to China or the app’s origins, but the list still exclusively consists of Chinese mobile apps.
Notable names that have been featured on the list are the e-commerce company AliExpress, Snack Video — which had been gaining popularity after the ban of TikTok — and Alibaba Workbench.
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However, more notably, out of the 43 apps that India has chosen to ban, 15 are dating apps.
Here’s the full list of Chinese apps banned in India on November 24:
AliSuppliers Mobile App
Alibaba Workbench
AliExpress - Smarter Shopping, Better Living
Alipay Cashier
Lalamove India - Delivery App
Drive with Lalamove India
Snack Video
CamCard - Business Card Reader
CamCard - BCR (Western)
Soul- Follow the soul to find you
Chinese Social - Free Online Dating Video App & Chat
Date in Asia - Dating & Chat For Asian Singles
WeDate-Dating App
Free dating app-Singol, start your date!
Adore App
TrulyChinese - Chinese Dating App
TrulyAsian - Asian Dating App
ChinaLove: dating app for Chinese singles
DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online
AsianDate: find Asian singles
FlirtWish: chat with singles
Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat
Tubit: Live Streams
WeWorkChina
First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online
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