118 kinds of Chinese smartphone apps such as PUBG mobile are prohibited in India
Mobile version of the popular battle royale game '
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India bans another 118'Chinese' apps, including PUBG | MediaNama
https://www.medianama.com/2020/09/223-india-bans-118-chinese-apps/
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology seems to have received complaints from various parties that 'user data was stolen from a server located outside India and transmitted in an illegal way', and as part of that, 'Android and iOS There were several reports that some mobile apps were abused on the platform.
The Government of India said, 'The collection of these data, mining and profiling by elements that are hostile to national security and defense of India will ultimately affect India's sovereignty and integrity and will require urgent action. It is a serious and urgent concern.'
There are 118 prohibited apps in all, as shown in the image below. Among 118 types, PUBG mobile version 'PUBG MOBILE LITE', Baidu application, WeChat application 'WeChat Work' for enterprises, Chinese video sharing service Youku application, etc. is included.
The Indian government banned 59 types of apps including TikTok and WeChat in June 2020, and 47 types of apps in July of the same year.This prohibition order bans a total of 224 types of Chinese-made apps. It has been done. In addition, India's IT media Medianama believes that it is highly likely that the collision between the Chinese and Indian borders led to this ban.
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In addition, PUBG has been regarded as a problem of 'addiction' in India for a long time, and it is reported that an autonomous state that legally regulates PUBG play appeared in 2019.
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A local trade association, the Indian Federation of Merchants (CAIT), welcomed the Indian government's order to ban Chinese apps, saying, 'It is a major milestone step for China's bad deeds, and certainly boosts national morale. I'm sure.” ``Many Indians are increasingly spending more time on PUBG and other apps, and apps like PUBG are spoiling the next generation,'' said Praiten Khandelwal, CAIT's administrative ministry. I told you.
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