Amid reports of users able to reach Tiktok’s site in India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have clarified that the ban on the Chinese apps has not lifted.
Earlier, many users reportedly claimed that they were able to reaching to banned Chinese apps, even though the TikTok app itself remained unavailable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Government responds on return of Chinese apps in India
Government sources said, “The Government of India has not issued any unlocking order for Tikokkok. Any such statement/news is wrong and misleading.”
In June 2020, the central government announced a ban on 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tiktok, UC Browser and WeChat, citing concerns, saying that they are prejudiced to India’s sovereignty and integrity, defense of India, security of state and security of public system ‘.
The action came against China’s growing border tension with China. Relations between Beijing and New Delhi hit a low point in the Galley Valley in East Ladakh during clashes.
59 apps still banned in India
At that time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah supported the decision to block the app and signed a recommendation by the then Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla. The 59 Chinese apps reported to leaked data, at that time, HT reported.
“All these apps reported to leak the data. Their misconducts have also been single by experts. They asked to transfer files to the server in China. Also, beauty apps like beauty plus and selfie camera have also reported to have a threat to a threat, as they are porn content,” a ministry official said.
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