<ul><li>The Indian government has banned TikTok, ShareIt and 57 other Chinese apps.</li><li>Twitter is flooded with memes on TikTok, PUBG Mobile and popular YouTuber CarryMinati.</li><li>Here are some of the top memes on the ban of 59 Chinese apps in India.</li></ul>The Indian government passed an order yesterday that banned Chinese apps in India, including popular apps like TikTok, UC Browser, ShareIt, Club Factory and more.<br /><br />The TikTok ban in particular has invited a flood of memes and reactions on Twitter. In addition to memes on TikTok, some users also posted memes around other Chinese apps such as PUBG Mobile.<br /><br />Fans of popular YouTuber CarryMinati who had recently made a YouTube vs TikTok video which was later removed for violating terms of service also took to Twitter to mock TikTok as the app was banned in the country.<br /><br /><strong>Here are some of the memes on TikTok</strong><br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="ashchanchlani" handlename="Ashish Chanchlani" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1207216825731207168/5K_rtlyd_normal.jpg" favoritecount="104075" retweetcount="12084" status="Ye 2020 mein saala ek hi aadmi khush hai wo hai carryminati😂@CarryMinati" createdat="1593445811000" id="1277630449649475584"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="memer_anand" handlename="Anand Singhaniya" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1276160082259193864/0pz7Epob_normal.jpg" favoritecount="52" retweetcount="30" status="Govt ban 59 apps of chine including UC browser , Tik Tok etc#banchineseappTiktokers after knowing that : https://t.co/Sj5PyHz1az" createdat="1593444539000" id="1277625115849551873"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="dailyherapheri" handlename="The Daily Hera Pheri Meme Project" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1248076216214552576/4KieTPYR_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1391" retweetcount="181" status="59 Chinese apps including TikTok https://t.co/3hLc6MeJln" createdat="1593447480000" id="1277637450962137088"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="GureshC" handlename="Akash ch." image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1274695769728012291/cmVyVGfH_normal.jpg" favoritecount="4" retweetcount="0" status="Govt. Baned #TikTok. Meanwhile tiktokers 😁....... https://t.co/SUigLCMMf5" createdat="1593448790000" id="1277642946431475712"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="ArmaanS77722969" handlename="Armaan Saini" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1271424469848846340/zxoDKRye_normal.jpg" favoritecount="37" retweetcount="5" status="#tiktokbaninindia #TikTok and 59 others apps banned Meanwhile Tiktokers https://t.co/ULb6x8oona" createdat="1593448743000" id="1277642749089464320"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="pranjultweet" handlename="Pranjul Sharma 🌸" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1273930162795540481/wK3CzU_f_normal.jpg" favoritecount="375" retweetcount="62" status="Chinese app gone 😂😭 #TikTok https://t.co/TpilDc958r" createdat="1593447205000" id="1277636297297977346"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="mannat_deep" handlename="Mannat" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1242364354491584512/l_oO81Dn_normal.jpg" favoritecount="41" retweetcount="8" status="China Government after Tiktok ban in India- https://t.co/oijfisiHeW" createdat="1593451795000" id="1277655549018923009"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="zaynanxari" handlename="Zain Ansari" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1276518212453175301/ogrmR33e_normal.jpg" favoritecount="23" retweetcount="5" status="#tiktokbanAll tiktokers of india on their way to Twitter and Instagram 😂 https://t.co/0Las7mILff" createdat="1593450584000" id="1277650472711716864"></div><br />  <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76702533" title="TikTok disappears from Play Store and App Store soon after India banned 59 Chinese apps" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><br /><strong>Here are some memes on CarryMinati<br /></strong><br /><div type="twitter" handle="jaynamshah" handlename="Jaynam Shah" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1220750320923480065/omOWrm8-_normal.jpg" favoritecount="8" retweetcount="4" status="#TikTok and 59 other apps banned by the Govt.#carryminati be like https://t.co/tDUrRmvy2u" createdat="1593445296000" id="1277628291717849089"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="ManshiDas14" handlename="Manshi Das" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1265097460570976256/5SkD-6yL_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5" retweetcount="0" status="#carryminatiMean while carry https://t.co/67XhQHsiHA" createdat="1593461514000" id="1277696314864631808"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="Dubeyshivani026" handlename="Shivani Dubey" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1173741228908662784/KMWeOQS8_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1" retweetcount="0" status="You Mean It😂😂😂😂.#carryminati https://t.co/WbfupJ2HSq" createdat="1593493980000" id="1277832486794346496"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="MohitRamBharga1" handlename="Mohit Ram Bhargava" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1248427468534329344/OBawiYCr_normal.jpg" favoritecount="521" retweetcount="65" status="#carryminatiThis is called karma. As you sow, so shall you reap.. https://t.co/kvab8AJtDe" createdat="1593487914000" id="1277807043756175360"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="AKHILESH273" handlename="AKHILESH_b" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1277120163331010561/-MHG_99T_normal.jpg" favoritecount="314" retweetcount="30" status="After seeing ban of tic tok😃#carryminati fans be like:#RIPTiktok 😎 https://t.co/57rOgyB7VH" createdat="1593484231000" id="1277791594981122049"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="dipusarcasm" handlename="दीपू रानावत" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1135379496738025472/vI6j1bdF_normal.jpg" favoritecount="18" retweetcount="3" status="Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps including #TikTok. https://t.co/NLjDjX09xM" createdat="1593449061000" id="1277644084606193664"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="RahulMo81925673" handlename="Rahul Mohanty" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1097212247976235008/I4uGNUU9_normal.jpg" favoritecount="7" retweetcount="1" status="1. Saddest person of the day2. Happiest person of the day#TikTokban #TikTok https://t.co/KA1kin1vvq" createdat="1593446964000" id="1277635285363326989"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="theesmaarkhan" handlename="ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1275999711669874689/Lx3bvIh__normal.jpg" favoritecount="70" retweetcount="34" status="Government bans #TikTokPic 1 : CarryMinati and others.Pic 2: Tiktok users and fans. https://t.co/Du9cqdU5cy" createdat="1593447859000" id="1277639043421892612"></div><br /><strong>Some of the memes were also aimed at PUBG Mobile</strong><br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="Ajabgajab_" handlename="Ajab Gajab™" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1274530686053961729/GvP5eIpc_normal.jpg" favoritecount="402" retweetcount="72" status="#Tiktok is banned but not pubg...meanwhile pubg #PUBG https://t.co/4Eh7Ivwop9" createdat="1593453146000" id="1277661215255228416"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="Sarxastic_one" handlename="Naam छोड़ memes dekh😪😌" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1259813524718657537/9kRZP5p2_normal.jpg" favoritecount="108" retweetcount="17" status="Govt. Banned #Tiktok but not #PUBG Le tiktokers.           Pubg users https://t.co/bEkh0VV55p" createdat="1593453066000" id="1277660880323457025"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="tayush72" handlename="Ayush Tiwari" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1273235052424335361/pyLXXNT2_normal.jpg" favoritecount="428" retweetcount="66" status="when government ban #TikTok  but not PUBG .Le Tiktokers - https://t.co/vScoQogGxt" createdat="1593448597000" id="1277642137291468807"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="Rck5TqRzzBoS9T9" handlename="UV😉" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1272776154827628545/ERB4KQEo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="190" retweetcount="30" status="#TikTok and all chinese apps ban in india expect PubGPubG Player right now: https://t.co/M4pLgaNzNk" createdat="1593448662000" id="1277642407597748227"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="AnshumanOnline" handlename="Anshuman Rout" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1276969986964090880/2lX_Ecey_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="@PUBGMOBILE right now😅After #TikTok ban😂#PUBG #tiktokbanindia https://t.co/KHgTxVUxVf" createdat="1593490546000" id="1277818085026566144"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="Faltu_username" handlename="ʍօӀօԵօѵ" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1271528684919205888/T2UzS2WL_normal.jpg" favoritecount="431" retweetcount="85" status="Government banned #TikTok because it's a Chinese app but not PUBGMeanwhile PUBG live streamers : https://t.co/wbJQHwsIq1" createdat="1593448242000" id="1277640648884023298"></div><br /><div type="twitter" handle="GuraoTejas" handlename="Tejas Gurav" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1277135567948414977/g9MhvL6B_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="Pubg mobile after ban on chinese apps.#PUBG https://t.co/Z55d3dBkxY" createdat="1593492988000" id="1277828324736131073"></div><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/tiktok-shareit-uc-browser-club-factory-among-59-chinese-apps-banned-by-the-indian-government/articleshow/76694483.cms">TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Club Factory among 59 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/four-types-of-chinese-apps-making-big-money-in-india-experts-believe-at-least-three-should-be-done-away-with/articleshow/76681232.cms">Four types of Chinese apps making big money in India — experts believe at least three should be done away with</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/chinese-app-alternatives-here-are-the-alternatives-to-top-chinese-apps/tiktok-/slidelist/76463292.cms">Chinese app alternatives - Here are the alternatives to top Chinese apps</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/checkout-the-top-10-popular-chinese-apps-in-india-in-2020/slidelist/76253572.cms"><strong>Here are the top 10 popular Chinese apps in India in 2020</strong></a><br />

TikTok ban results in hilarious memes on Twitter but users wonder why PUBG Mobile escaped the ban

<ul><li>As the government banned 59 Chinese apps around talks of data privacy and security, many influencers and brands have been left in the lurch.</li><li>Since apps like <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> have a huge influencer community and brands also have their marketing monies invested on the platform, we spoke to experts to understand how things might pan out in the near future.</li></ul><br />For a while now, there have been increasing debates around <keyword id="145060" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="data-security">data security</keyword> and privacy in India. Amidst these conversations and also mounting tensions between China and India, the government of India on Monday announced the ban of around 59 Chinese apps. <br /><br /> These apps include popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok, WeChat, UC Browser, SHAREit, Baidu Map, Shein, Helo and Likee, amongst others.<br /><br /> The government, in its official announcement said, “The 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 ( see Appendix) since in view of 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.”<br /><br /> Hours after the announcement was made, TikTok India’s head <keyword id="47432" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nikhil-Gandhi">Nikhil Gandhi</keyword> released a statement.It read, “The Government of India has issued an interim order for the blocking of 59 apps, including TikTok and we are in the process of complying with it. We have been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications. TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese Government. Further if we are requested to in the future we would not do so. We place the highest importance on user privacy and integrity.<br /><br /> TikTok has democratized the internet by making it available in 14 Indian languages, with hundreds of millions of users, artists, story-tellers, educators and performers depending on it for their livelihood, many of whom are first time internet users.”<br /><br /> TikTok enjoys a huge following in India and has a dedicated fan base as well as innumerable users who have become influencers on the platform. India accounts for a huge chuck of TikTok’s global installs. According to estimates by Sensor Tower, when TikTok crossed 2 billion global downloads, India was at the forefront of this growth. The country accounted for 611 million lifetime downloads or 30.3% of the total.<br /><br /> This opened up the opportunities for both content creators and brands who started looking at the platform as an effective way of reaching out to audiences. We saw quite a few brands come up with innovative campaigns on the platform. TikTok has also been strengthening its offerings for advertisers. However, this ban will put a lot of things on hold. <br /><br /> We wanted to understand the impact of this ban on the influencer community and reached out to a few experts. Here is what they had to say:<br /><br /> <b><keyword id="2705387" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shamsuddin-Jasani">Shamsuddin Jasani</keyword>, Group MD, Isobar South Asia</b><br /><br /> We don't know how long this ban is going to last for. But if it lasts for a few months it certainly is going to have a big effect on the curated video space, YouTube for sure will be the big gainer as well as Indian apps on the space.<br /><br /><b>Ashutosh, CEO and Co-founder, Buzzoka</b><br /><br />The ban on Tik-Tok definitely calls for brands to rethink their influencer marketing strategies. Undeniably, the platform saw a spike in interest in the recent past however it must be noted that it formed only a part of brands' influencer marketing spend. On the contrary, mature platforms like Instagram and YouTube have always had an edge over the former.<br /><br />As a result, the impact of its ban will be lesser on brands and more on the content creators who were only present on Tik-Tok. I believe there's always a silver lining. Disruption will take place in the market. There is no dearth of platforms hence, brands will increasingly turn to them to reach similar audiences. Similarly, influencers will be able to make new identities on other platforms as far as they are good and confident about their content creation. Moreover, this will create new avenues in the ecosystem for emerging Indian platforms like Mitron and Chingari and will encourage them to invest more in enhancing their respective platforms and see rapid growth from here.<br /><br /><b>Premkumar Iyer, National Operations Head, Gozoop</b><br /><br /> This ban is a very big move for Indian M&amp;A. It will be interesting to see how the whole ban eventually plays out. Of all the apps banned, TikTok ranks highest on potential due to its hinterland dominance, which led brands to make investments on the platform, both in terms of time and money. Brands will probably press pause and see how this culminates before attempting any major course correction. However, the real game here is for the influencers who have built strong communities on the platform. We are witnessing a shift as most are moving towards Instagram as it is natively closest to what TikTok enabled for these creators. Cross promoting communities have always been the norm for influencers and since the ban was announced creators have started posting content asking their community to follow them on Instagram and YouTube so that if the ban continues fans can still watch their content. What's going to make this even more interesting is if Instagram's Reels and Facebook's Lasso short video format app launches in India as the timing could not be better.I think for most it is going to be like JayZ says “On to the Next One”.<br /><br /><strong>Harikrishnan Pillai, CEO and Co-founder, TheSmallBigIdea</strong><br /><br />Digital platforms across the world are facing tremendous pressure from governments and advertisers to bring in more data transparency and content filtering. This move is led by public outrage and both, the government and brands are quite conscious of their imagery basis their stance.<br /><br />The 150+ brand boycott of Facebook or the Chinese platform bans are clear indicators of this phenomenon. The question is what does it mean to the advertisers, agencies and platforms. In a short to medium term, advertisers and agencies will look at alternate platforms to help them meet their marketing goals. Some of the banned platforms are sizeable, so it would be difficult to find an immediate apparent replacement. In this case, a combination of replacements or an increase in presence in existing platforms can be an option. Also, the ban is still a little unclear from an implementation standpoint. The downloaded apps are still running, though new downloads are at a halt. If the government calls for a complete ban, things will go south for these platforms. Even then, I don't believe brands will advertise on these apps, fearing public outrage.<br /><br />For influencers, from a short term POV, the business will be affected if they have had a single platform focus. From a long term perspective, Indian apps have a great opportunity to grow. ‘Revenge Download' will lead to a sudden spike of Indian apps. Whether they manage to be sticky and effective, time will tell.<br /><br /><br /><b><keyword id="7372416" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Viraj-Sheth">Viraj Sheth</keyword>, Co-founder and CEO, <keyword id="9491005" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="monk-entertainment">Monk Entertainment</keyword></b><br /><br /> The TikTok ban, if it stays for perpetuity, will prove to be a big dent in the life of many young and budding influencers. TikTok has given rise to an incredible number of influencers who rose to stardom through the platform and earned their bread and butter due to the audience earned from the app.<br /><br /> While most of the established TikTokers will see a dip in their branded content earnings because of this ban for a few months, they've been smart enough to build their audiences on platforms like Instagram &amp; YouTube. When brands divert their spends from TikTok to other platforms, this ban will not affect their earnings over a period of time.<br /><br /> TikTok had been a huge catalyst in enabling talent from the farthest nooks and corners of India. The ban will leave a gap in the market for Indian short video platforms to come through and make their mark. I hope they make their moves right.<br /><br /> <b>Neel Gogia, Co founder, IPLIX Media</b><br /><br /> This step will impact thousands of Tiktok influencers who are dependent on brands for their survival. Brands will be impacted as well. They have already started reaching out to us to understand how they can realign their strategies to reach similar audiences. It will be interesting to see how influencers and brands change their strategies to adapt to the other platforms. We feel in 5-6 months influencers can build their audience in these platforms (if they create relevant content).<br /><br /> <b>Ankit Agarwal, Founder, Do Your Thng</b><br /><br /> The ban is more of a statement right now - a comma rather than a full stop. That’s evident from the clarification updated by TikTok India. If, and that’s a big if, the block becomes permanent, it has the potential to change the influencer landscape significantly. Right now, for marketers, TikTok is the space to target Gen Zers as 41% of its users fall in this age bracket. I feel it is one reason why brand custodians place it in the top 3 three platforms for influencer marketing [Instagram (94%), TikTok (52%) and YouTube (52%)]. On top of it, the app has higher engagement rates and average time spent per day than Instagram. <br /><br /> When you take away something so effective, brands are bound to feel the pinch. To compensate, they’ll redirect their influencer marketing efforts to other platforms – trigger the said change. On the creator side, the impact will be more substantial and devastating. As Nikhil Gandhi correctly points out, TikTok gave a voice to hundreds of creators generating vernacular content in India. While most creators are savvy enough to diversify to other platforms, there will be few who stand to lose their entire body of work. But all this is contingent on a permanent block, which in my opinion will most probably not happen. Not just because TikTok has been given a chance to submit clarifications, but because executing a ban is not simple with plenty of workarounds available.<br /><br /> <b>Honey Singh, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, #ARM Worldwide</b><br /><br /> Content creators have already started nurturing their other platforms like Instagram and Youtube. After this ban, I feel there will be a significant spike on Instagram. These content creators will also face monetary losses since brands have already started pausing their planned TikTok activities for now. At the moment, we are already in touch with many content creators and figuring out how to finish ongoing campaigns. Lastly, this ban will also allow these content creators to think about building a uniform fan following.<br /><br /> Post anti-China sentiments have already started depleting the wallets of influencers. After the ban, all the scheduled campaigns from the brands are on pause until further clarity from the government. Creators having large followings on other channels like Instagram/Youtube may recover, but there will be a significant loss for them.<br /><br /> The silver lining is that content creators should realize that nothing is permanent. They should start working on an omnichannel presence. Aside from nurturing an audience on a platform, a community beyond a single rented house is a must. The thumb rule for any brand is to know exactly where their audience is. Long-term solutions can include developing platforms such as forums, websites, blogs &amp; newsletters to nurture their audience beyond a single platform.<br /><br /> <b>Sandeep Sreekumar, Managing Director, Media Moments</b><br /><br /> Over the years, apps like TikTok, Helo and the likes had caught the eye of various brands and had developed into strong marketing mediums. Now, with the recent update, there will be a shift in the platforms used by the influencers while the overall approach will remain the same.<br /><br /> This move will also open new opportunities for many Indian apps.And it will be interesting to see how Indian apps like Chingari, Mitron and Roposo will come into the foreplay and cash in the situation. For instance, many apps experienced a massive increase in the download rates soon after the announcement.<br /><br /> Having said that; thorough understanding, planning and research will be required before associating with these apps to deliver right message and content.<br /><br /> But as long as quality content is being created, audiences will follow and as long as audiences are there, brands will invest regardless of the platform.<br /><br /> <b>Piyush Kumar, CEO &amp; Founder, Rooter</b><br /><br /> We have seen a 250% increase in new users joining Rooter in the last 12 hours and we are estimating 1 million new users on our platform in the next 15 Days. This surge will be organically driven by our users and content creators. The ban on Chinese apps like TikTok opens up a huge opportunity for Indian apps to come to the forefront. There will be a huge drop in user acquisition costs as Chinese apps may no longer invest their money in our homegrown apps money. Moreover, the advertising business for the Indian apps will also increase in the absence of TikTok.<br /><br /> TikTok might have been a source of income for thousands of content creators, but there were only 1-1.5% of users creating content on it. The rest were the consumers. With the emergence of alternate local platforms, creators will automatically shift their content dais, enticing the brands to partner with them for engaging with the audience. It will be a win-win situation for both.<br /><br /> <strong>Divanshi Gupta, Director, The Marcom Avenue </strong><br /><br />The recent geopolitical events on Indo-China borders have resulted in the Indian government banning TikTok and other 58 apps in the light of protecting the privacy and sovereignty of its residents. This action may have its repercussions on both the governments, but it is definitely going to have a significant impact on the brands and advertisers who had set aside the quarter budget for influencer marketing campaigns on TikTok social media. This short-form content media app had begun to attract a considerable number of users. And now, the advertisers will have to undeniably shift their strategy and focus on creating long-form content on platforms, like YouTube and Instagram, with already established and known faces by bidding adieu to TikTok influencers.<br /><br /><br />

How TikTok’s ban in India might impact influencers and brands

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Indian government on Monday banned nearly 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser and Xiaomi's Mi Community over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh.<br /><br />The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a list of 59 Chinese apps that are now banned in the country.<br /><br />"These measures have been undertaken since there is credible information that these apps are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order," said a MeitY statement.<br /><br />The ministry received complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India.<br /><br />"The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures," the statement read.<br /><br />The MeitY said the move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile users.<br /><br />"There have been raging concerns on aspects relating to data security and safeguarding the privacy of 130 crore Indians. It has been noted recently that such concerns also pose a threat to sovereignty and security of our country," said the government.<br /><br />Other Chinese apps in the banned list are Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu, Bigo Live and more.<br /><br />Earlier this month, Indian intelligence agencies red flagged these Chinese apps over safety and privacy issues of users.<br /><br />The government needs to either block access to these apps or advise people to stop their use, according to the intel inputs, said the agencies.<br /><br />The report comes amid growing chorus from Indian activists to boycott Chinese products due to the border tensions between the two countries in Ladakh.<br /><br />The recommendations of the intelligence agencies have backing of the National Security Council Secretariat which determined that certain China-linked applications could be detrimental to the country's security, said the report citing an unnamed government official.<br /><br />--IANS<br /><br />na/kr

India bans 59 Chinese apps over national security concerns

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) After India directed blocking of 59 Chinese apps, some of India's top legal experts have asked what the government plans to do about hundreds and thousands of Chinese mobile phones being used by Indians and the CCTV cameras installed in both the corporate sector and the government agencies, which could potentially be transmitting data of Indians outside the country.<br /><br />The IT Ministry on Monday issued an interim order to block 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.<br /><br />The apps have been directed to be banned on the grounds that they have been trying to impact the "sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".<br /><br />"Banning or blocking apps is only a starting point, not the endgame journey. A lot of steps will have to be taken. There are a huge number of Chinese mobile phones which are being used by Indians and they continue to transmit data outside India, particularly to China," Pavan Duggal, one of the nation's top cyber law experts, told IANS.<br /><br />"Further a lot of Chinese CCTV cameras and other devices are installed both in corporate sectors and also in governmental agencies. Their use in terms of the collection of data and their transmission of data to China need to be reconsidered," he said, adding that India must come up with a strong cogent methodologies and process to protect Indian sovereign interest in cyberspace.<br /><br />According to Virag Gupta, a lawyer who is arguing the case in Supreme Court for data localisation in India, said the decision to block 59 apps will go a long way in shaping "our future plan of action against Internet giants"."Obviously, there will be challenges to implement this decision, but we can call it a digital surgical strike against global powers with colonial mindsets," he said.<br /><br />As India is a democratic country unlike China, a party aggrieved by the government's decision can challenge the action under the current legal framework.<br /><br />Once the law provides the remedy of an appeal to an affected party, the party will have to show that it is not misusing the data of Indian users, and similarly, the government will also be called upon to show what relevant material led to the conclusion that such kinds of apps impact the sovereignty, security and integrity of India, Duggal said.<br /><br />Besides TikTok, the banned apps include SHAREit, Helo, WeChat, UC Browser and Xiaomi's Mi Community, among others.<br /><br />Following the ban, TikTok said in a statement that it places "the highest importance on user privacy and integrity."<br /><br />Asserting that it has not shared any information of its users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese government, the ByteDance-owned short video-sharing platform promised that even if it is requested to share information of Indian users by the Chinese government in the future, it would not do so.<br /><br />But under the Chinese cybersecurity law, the government has the power to ask for any information pertaining to the sovereign interest of the country or pertaining to public order from any company which is located in China, Duggal said.<br /><br />"The said companies are duty-bound to share that information. If they do not share that information with the Chinese authorities, it actually becomes an offence under the Chinese law," he said.<br /><br />"So whenever any Chinese company says that it is not sharing any data of Indians with Chinese agencies, I think it will be further called upon to show how it will be going ahead in complying with applicable national laws and how it will be further ensuring that the said information will not be shared in the future," Duggal said.<br /><br />According to Mishi Choudhary, a technology lawyer and an online civil liberties activist, India's move to ban 59 Chinese apps underscores that the cyber world and the Internet are part of the geopolitics and are not some distant matter left to the techies.<br /><br />"We must have a robust cyber peace or war policy that addresses our national security concerns and presents a well thought through, rights respecting policy in sharp contrast to an authoritarian regime like China," she said.<br /><br />As Nagpur-based lawyer Vinod Tiwari pointed out, if the interim order is confirmed, accessing these 59 apps will be an issue only within the territorial boundaries of India.<br /><br />Duggal also pointed out that the government of India has got the power under Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to come up with specific due diligence parameters for app developers and app service providers.<br /><br />"However, no such due diligence parameters have been given to app service providers so far," he said.<br /><br />(Gokul Bhagabati can be contacted at gokul.b@ians.in) <br /><br />--IANS<br /><br />gb/arm

After app ban, experts ask what about Chinese phones?

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Intelligence agencies in India have red flagged about 52 China-linked mobile applications, including TikTok, UC browser, Xender and SHAREit, over concerns related to safety and privacy of users, according to a media report.<br /><br />The government needs to either block access to these apps or advise people to stop their use, according to the intel inputs, said the Hindustan Times report on Wednesday, citing sources.<br /><br />The report comes amid growing chorus from Indian activists to boycott Chinese products due to the border tensions between the two countries in Ladakh.<br /><br />The recommendations of the intel agencies have backing of the National Security Council Secretariat which determined that certain China-linked applications could be detrimental to the country's security, said the report citing an unnamed government official.<br /><br />The apps which came under the radar of the Indian agencies include TikTok, Vault-Hide, Vigo Video, Weibo, WeChat, SHAREit, UC News, UC Browser, BeautyPlus, Helo, LIKE, Kwai, ROMWE, SHEIN, NewsDog, Photo Wonder, APUS Browser, VivaVideo- QU Video Inc, Perfect Corp, CM Browser, and Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab).<br /><br />Also in the list of Chinese apps is Mi Community, DU recorder, YouCam Makeup, Mi Store, 360 Security, DU Battery Saver, DU Browser, DU Cleaner, DU Privacy, Clean Master -- Cheetah, CacheClear DU apps studio, Baidu Translate, Baidu Map, Wonder Camera, ES File Explorer, QQ International, QQ Launcher, QQ Security Centre, QQ Player, QQ Music, QQ Mail, QQ NewsFeed, WeSync, SelfieCity, Clash of Kings, Mail Master, Mi Video call-Xiaomi, and Parallel Space, among others.<br /><br />Discussions on the recommendations are currently ongoing as the evaluation of security risk requires examination of each app, said the report.<br /><br />--IANS<br /><br />gb/kr

Over 50 China-linked mobile apps red flagged by Indian intelligence

The <keyword id="6354416" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> has asked all its personnel and soldiers to remove 89 apps by July 15 owing to the national security risks.<br /><br />The list not only have Chinese apps that have already been banned by the government like TikTok but also carries US-based platforms like <keyword id="6354576" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, Instagram, Snapchat, Zoom, <keyword id="1106616" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="TrueCaller">Truecaller</keyword>, Reddit and more.<br /><br />The 89 apps have <keyword id="2290246" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="social-media-accounts">social media accounts</keyword>, content sharing apps, short video making apps, e-commerce and dating sites like songs.pk, WeChat, Hike, Likee, Shareit, PUBG and Tinder, etc.<br /><br />"The existing accounts are required to be deleted and not left deactivated. Any service persons found on Facebook/using banned sites post-July 15 will be reported," according to the sources in the Indian Army.<br /><br />The decision has apparently been taken in order to stop sensitive information from going out the country.<br /><br />India has already banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, saying these apps opened the way for "elements hostile to national security and defence" to exploit them to "ultimately impinge upon the sovereignty and integrity of India".<br /><br />US Secretary of <keyword id="9241528" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-mike-pompeo">State Mike Pompeo</keyword> has said that Washington was looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.<br /><br />In a <keyword id="85287" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Fox-News">Fox News</keyword> interview on Monday, Pompeo said that "we're taking this very seriously".<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/harvard-and-mit-are-suing-ice-to-block-its-order-forcing-international-students-to-leave-the-us-if-their-course-is-online-only/articleshow/76856699.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern University are suing ICE to block its order forcing international students to leave the US if their course is online-only</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/sbi-card-share-price-has-surged-by-40-inching-closer-to-its-issue-price-of-755/articleshow/76853803.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"><strong>SBI Card has surged 40% as lockdown blues blow over ⁠— but those who got shares in the IPO are still in the red</strong></a><br />

Indian Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller, Instagram, Tinder, PUBG

<ul class="summary-list"><li>President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> has signed an executive order banning <keyword id="649392" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Alipay">Alipay</keyword>, <keyword id="4745954" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="WeChat-Pay">WeChat Pay</keyword>, and six other Chinese apps. </li><li>The order raises the possibility that the apps could track Federal employees and "build dossiers of personal information," calling the apps a threat to "the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States."</li><li>The order will go into effect 45 days after it's signed, which will be after Trump has left office.</li><li>The latest ban follows earlier Trump administration bans of the apps <keyword id="1160904" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="WeChat">WeChat</keyword> and TikTok, neither of which has gone into effect.</li></ul><p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday banning Alipay, WeChat Pay, and six other Chinese apps, calling them a threat to national security. </p><p>The executive order prohibits any transactions on the apps Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, <keyword id="212412" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tencent">Tencent</keyword> QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office, calling them a threat to "the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States." The order raises the possibility that the apps could track federal employees and "build dossiers of personal information."</p><p>The order will go into effect 45 days after it's signed, which will be after Trump has left office.</p><p>Alipay, a consumer finance app owned by Jack Ma's <keyword id="9541717" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ant-Group">Ant Group</keyword>, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/14/ant-alibaba-1-3-billion-users">says it has 1.3 billion users</a> annually, with the majority of them based in China. The digital wallet app has expanded over the years to allow users to pay bills, hail a taxi, and make doctors appointments.</p><p>Alipay and WeChat Pay, the payments arm of messaging app WeChat, are the <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126317/china-greater-bay-area-hong-kong-most-popular-mobile-payment-tools/">most-used payments apps in China</a>. QQ, a popular instant messaging app, and its payments service, QQ Wallet, are owned by WeChat parent company Tencent and are also included in the ban. </p><p>The latest ban follows an executive order by the Trump administration earlier this year that banned the apps TikTok and WeChat from US app stores. The ban was a result of months of scrutiny from US lawmakers, who felt the apps' ties to China - TikTok was created by ByteDance while WeChat is produced by Tencent, both Chinese firms  - made them security risks for US users.</p><p><em><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-relationship-off-rails-trump-xi-jinping-hong-kong-2020-12?r=ah-sub">While you weren't looking, everything with China went off the rails</a></em></p><p>The attempted ban on WeChat is currently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wechat-ban-likely-remain-blocked-judge-stay-order-2020-10">hitting legal roadblocks</a> and is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon, while the TikTok ban <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/second-us-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-ban-tiktok-2020-12">has been blocked by two federal judges</a>. The attepted ban on TikTok also resulted in a new, US-based TikTok business backed by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-oracle-partnership-trump-china-bytedance-explainer-2020-9">US investors</a>, including Oracle and Walmart.</p><p>The app bans are part of a larger Trump administration crackdown on Chinese businesses. Last month, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-adding-chinese-drone-company-dji-to-economic-blacklist-official-2020-12">added dozens of Chinese firms</a>, including drone-maker DJI and chipmaker SMIC, to the US government's entity list, an economic blacklist that places tight restrictions on the listed companies.</p><p>The Trump administration also nudged the New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese firms: China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. After reversing course once on its decision, the NYSE said Wednesday it <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/china-usa-telecom/nyse-to-go-ahead-with-delisting-three-chinese-telecom-firms-reversing-course-again-idUSL4N2JH2Z1">plans to move forward delisting the companies</a>.</p>

Trump signed an executive order banning Alipay, WeChat Pay, and 6 other Chinese apps, calling them a threat to national security

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img style="float: right;" src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a94e2acae72d5f8b6535-1226-919/snapchat%20new.png" alt="Snapchat new" data-mce-source="Snapchat"><p class="source"><span>Snapchat</span></p><p class="caption">The latest Snapchat redesign places entertainment at the forefront, not communicating with friends.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Snapchat is one of the hottest social networks on the planet, but&#xa0;a lot of people are freaking out over a big change Snapchat made to its app.</p><p>If you don't know anything about Snapchat, this is the general idea: you take a photo or short video (also called a "snap") and share&#xa0;it with&#xa0;other people. After it's viewed, the snap disappears forever.</p><p>But lately Snapchat has been adding more features to make itself a place for all kinds of entertainment beyond just sending snaps. And it's one of those changes&#xa0;that's made so many people angry.</p><p>Earlier this week, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-is-making-it-easier-for-you-to-watch-live-events-and-news-2015-7">Snapchat tweaked the design of its app</a>&#xa0;to more prominently feature&#xa0;its live events coverage and Discover, a collection of hand-picked media partners that pump out daily content designed specifically for viewing on Snapchat.</p><p>Since the update, the app has been flooded with nearly 2,000 one-star reviews in Apple's App Store, criticizing the decision to place Discover and live events above other people's individual snap stories. The feedback is so negative that Snapchat's average review rating in the App Store has dropped from two-in-a-half to one-in-a-half stars.</p><p>Snapchat did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.</p><h3>"Nobody views the discover page"</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a51a2acae700448b465c-800-206/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.51.56%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.51.56 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Discover, which includes video and text stories from media partners like CNN, Vice, and The Daily Mail, was previously limited to its own tab to the right of the main Stories window. This meant that if you wanted to see a story from Vice, you had to actively seek it out.</p><p>Now, Discover is lumped in where you view all of your friends' stories, so you see the logos from Snapchat's media partners anytime you want to see a new story.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6b0822acae7f4028b6f20-640-1136/storiesscreen_horizontalscroll.jpg" alt="Snapchat stories" data-mce-source="Snapchat"><p class="source"><span>Snapchat</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h3>"This discover thing is so dumb"</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a5442acae7f4028b6ea2-797-204/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.51.28%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.51.28 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h3>&#xa0;"A horrible, useless feature"</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a5b3371d2232008b6a3a-804-233/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.50.44%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.50.44 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Snapchat has already&#xa0;been criticized heavily for its confusing interface. It's a common complaint among the app's nearly 67,000 one-star App Store reviews. And the last couple of updates don't seem to be making things better.</p><h3>The option to hide live stories has been removed, and people want it back.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6b487371d22a40e8b68a2-803-241/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.50.28%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.50.28 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></h3><p>Because Snapchat auto-loads some live event stories, people&#xa0;have also complained&#xa0;that the app is&#xa0;using up their valuable data on videos they don't even want to watch.</p><h3>"No one wants to see something that's completely unrelated to what they WANT to see"</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a6e12acae78b0e8b6c7c-804-223/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.51.16%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.51.16 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h3>"It's like you're forcing it down our throats"</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a7052acae716008b6e85-802-204/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.51.46%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.51.46 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h3>Reviews are more positive among Android users <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android&amp;hl=en">on Google Play</a>.</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a7b62acae719008b6e2f-642-890/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%202.04.28%20pm.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 2.04.28 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Out of nearly three-in-a-half million reviews in the Google Play store, the average rating for Snapchat is four stars. Not bad.</p><h3>But there are still haters.</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a7f82acae76e098b58bd-646-386/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%202.04.55%20pm.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 2.04.55 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><h3>People just don't see the point of Discover.</h3><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a6a8262acae76e098b58c0-802-224/screen%20shot%202015-07-15%20at%2012.50.53%20pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015 07 15 at 12.50.53 PM" data-mce-source="Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Snapchat puts Discover in your face now right on Stories. My friend's teenager daughter says she still ignores it <a href="http://t.co/NGXL8robuE">pic.twitter.com/NGXL8robuE</a></p>- Danny Sullivan  (@dannysullivan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/621201997052514304">July 15, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></p><p class="embed-spacer">Does all this mean Snapchat is doomed? Far from it. The Venice, California based startup is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-is-reportedly-raising-650-million-at-a-16-billion-valuation-2015-5">worth an estimated $16 billion</a>&#xa0;and&#xa0;<a href="https://www.snapchat.com/ads">rapidly adding new users</a>.</p><p class="embed-spacer">But are these concerns worth paying attention to? Probably, especially if Snapchat <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-launches-2-cents-video-ads-2015-5">wants its advertising business model to take off</a>. 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People are freaking out over a big change Snapchat made to its app

NEW DELHI: <keyword id="6063393" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-national-highways-authority-of-india">The National Highways Authority of India</keyword> (NHAI) on Monday said a <keyword id="108450" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyber-attack">cyber attack</keyword> took place on its <keyword id="3352615" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="email-server">email server</keyword> on Sunday night but prompt action resulted in no data loss. As a precaution, the Authority had shut down the server. <br /><br /> "A ransom ware attack on NHAI email server took place yesterday night. The attack was foiled by the <keyword id="480534" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-system">security system</keyword> and email servers were shut down from safety point of view," NHAI Chief General Manager, IT, Akhilesh Srivastava, said. <br /><br />The system is restored now, Srivastava added. <br /><br />"No data loss took place. NHAI data lake and other systems remained unaffected from this attack," he said. <br /><br />The government had warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses earlier this month. <br /><br /> India's cyber security nodal agency, CERT-In had issued an advisory warning that the potential <keyword id="6359049" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="phishing">phishing</keyword> attacks could impersonate government agencies, departments and trade bodies that have been tasked to oversee disbursement of government fiscal aid.<br /><br />The NHAI has been mandated the task to develop, maintain and manage National Highways, the arterial roads of the country, for inter-state movement of passengers and goods.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/tiktok-shareit-uc-browser-club-factory-among-59-chinese-apps-banned-by-the-indian-government/articleshow/76694483.cms">TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Club Factory among 59 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/tiktok-has-been-removed-from-the-google-play-store-and-the-apple-app-store/articleshow/76702533.cms">TikTok disappears from Play Store and App Store soon after India banned 59 Chinese apps</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-narendra-modi-will-address-the-nation-at-4-pm-tomorrow/articleshow/76696511.cms">All eyes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at 4 PM today</a><br /></strong><br />

NHAI email server shut down after cyber attack

<ul><li>The Indian government has banned 59 Chinese apps, including video sharing platform <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>.</li><li><keyword id="7374256" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tiktok-users">TikTok users</keyword> are now asking their fans to follow them on Instagram and YouTube to continue watching their videos.</li><li>The TikTok app has been removed from the Play Store and the App Store.</li></ul>The Indian government on Monday banned <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/tiktok-shareit-uc-browser-club-factory-among-59-chinese-apps-banned-by-the-indian-government/articleshow/76694483.cms">TikTok</a>, one of the most popular apps in India along with 58 other Chinese apps claiming that these apps are ‘engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.’<br /><br />Just a few hours after the ban was announced, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/tiktok-has-been-removed-from-the-google-play-store-and-the-apple-app-store/articleshow/76702533.cms">TikTok was removed</a> from the Play Store and the App Store in India. However, users who have already downloaded the app will be able to use the app for now.<br /><br />It is expected that the government may ask internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to stop users from accessing TikTok.<br /><br /><div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76702533" title="TikTok disappears from Play Store and App Store soon after India banned 59 Chinese apps" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><br />TikTok users have now started asking their fans on the app to follow them on other platforms such as Instagram and YouTube. Once the TikTok stops working, these creators will shift to the other platforms.<br /><br />Some TikTok creators have <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@maninder_mani01/video/6843863429514661121">asked</a> their fans in live broadcasts to follow their Instagram account and subscribe to their YouTube channel. Additionally, TikTok users are also adding their Instagram usernames and YouTube accounts in their new <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@avinashdagar/video/6843795647200595201">videos</a>.<br /><br />While TikTok creators are asking their fans to follow them on Instagram, some creators have also said that Instagram does not provide the same reach as TikTok.<br /><br />“I didn't use Instagram as a platform to post regular videos as it doesn't provide the reach we were getting on TikTok.” a TikTok creator said in a statement to Gadgets 360.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/tiktok-shareit-uc-browser-club-factory-among-59-chinese-apps-banned-by-the-indian-government/articleshow/76694483.cms">TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Club Factory among 59 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/twitter-is-flooded-with-memes-on-tiktok-pubg-mobile-and-popular-youtuber-carryminati/articleshow/76704537.cms">TikTok ban results in hilarious memes on Twitter but users wonder why PUBG Mobile escaped the ban</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/hacks-to-avoid-tiktok-ban-and-pubg-may-be-banned-in-india-soon/articleshow/76705632.cms">There are ways around the TikTok ban⁠⁠— while PUBG may be banned via another list from the Indian government</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/chinese-app-alternatives-here-are-the-alternatives-to-top-chinese-apps/tiktok-/slidelist/76463292.cms"><strong>Chinese app alternatives - Here are the alternatives to top Chinese apps</strong></a><br />

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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Chinese short-video making app TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the process of complying with the Indian government order to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, and is not sharing any data of Indian users with the Chinese government.<br /><br />The Indian government on Monday banned apps like TikTok, WeChat, UC Browser and Xiaomi's Mi Community over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh.<br /><br />"The government of India has issued an interim order for the blocking of 59 apps, including TikTok and we are in the process of complying with it," Nikhil Gandhi, Head of TikTok India, said in a statement, adding that the company has been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications. <br /><br />"TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese Government," Gandhi explained.<br /><br />The app disappeared from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store on Tuesday. There was no official communication from Google or Apple on its removal from their respective stores.<br /><br />ByteDance-owned TikTok said that it places the highest importance on user privacy and integrity.<br /><br />"TikTok has democratized the internet by making it available in 14 Indian languages, with hundreds of millions of users, artists, story-tellers, educators and performers depending on it for their livelihood, many of whom are first-time internet users," said Gandhi.<br /><br />The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Monday issued a list of 59 Chinese apps that are now banned in the country.<br /><br />"These measures have been undertaken since there is credible information that these apps are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order," said a MeitY statement.<br /><br />The ministry received complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India.<br /><br />The MeitY said the move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile users.<br /><br />Other Chinese apps in the banned list are Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu, Bigo Live and others.<br /><br />--IANS<br /><br />na/

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