Indian Government has ordered to block 232 apps including 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps. This step was taken by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology after the recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
As per reports, 138 betting apps were involved in gambling and money laundering. The other 94 loan lending apps were engaged in unauthorized loan services. These apps were operating in India from offshore entities and some are linked to China.
The Indian government began an analysis of several Chinese apps a few months ago and found that many of these apps could have accessed the personal data of Indian people. After it was found that the apps are harmful, the government decided to block access.
The officials have yet to release the name of the apps that have been blocked in the country. As soon as I get the list, I will update this article.
India has blocked several apps with links to China in recent years. The county already banned ByteDance’s TikTok, Tencent’s Xriver, Garena’s Free Fire, Alibaba Group’s UC Browser and UC News, Xiaomi’s Community and Video Call apps, and more in the past.
