A month after banning 59 Chinese mobile application followed by the India-China border dispute at Galwan Valley in Leh, the Indian government on Monday has banned 47 more Chinese apps. The 59 apps with Chinese links blocked by the government include TikTok, WeChat, and UC Browser.
The move was taken as these 47 apps were operating as clones of the apps banned earlier.
“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 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”, the government said in a release.
The list of applications that are in talks to get banned also includes PUBG. PUBG is one of the most popular smartphone mobile games in India and many other countries. In India alone, the app boasts of over 175 million downloads.
As soon as the news broke out, PUBG fans have expressed themselves with hysterical memes.
#chineseappbanned
47 more app banned by government…..Le #PUBG players checking the list ..?? pic.twitter.com/k6raDmCk2r
— SONUAAAA? (@_memeions_) July 27, 2020
* Govt. Banning 47 App & Also including #PUBG *
Dynamo & Mortal be like : pic.twitter.com/HaBjFuemTz
— SARC?️STIC BOY (@SarcasticKislay) July 27, 2020
#PUBG getting banned ? pic.twitter.com/WdXB8kF8bA
— Vijay Jaiswal (@puntasticVU) July 27, 2020
Govt. may ban parent company of #PUBG mobile, #Tencent
Meanwhile Indian parents : pic.twitter.com/aRiqdcU3Tz
— HARSH ?? (@Nationalist1110) July 27, 2020
#PUBG Tencent #ChineseAppsBanned 47 chinese apps
PUBG players right now : pic.twitter.com/eN5myZZ0le
— Shivam (@iSAINISHIVAM) July 27, 2020
Government Planning to Ban #PUBG
Pubg lovers : pic.twitter.com/aZ459Gagrq
— Vishnu mulashri? (@Memes_lancer) July 27, 2020
#chineseappbanned
59 Chinese apps
Now 47 Chinese apps
And ?
After #PUBG Ban @CarryMinati be like : pic.twitter.com/kDZLRWpBUo— Nirmal Jamodiya (@spyder_nj) July 27, 2020
PUBG was banned in Pakistan earlier this month as cases of suicides were reported wherein the reason cited was a failure in completing tasks on the viral gaming app.
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