India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok

Following the recent escalation of tensions at the border and killing of its soldiers, the Indian government on Monday said it was banning 59 apps developed by Chinese firms. ByteDance’s TikTok, which counts India as its biggest market, is among the apps that India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT has ordered to ban.

India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok

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