Category: Technology

Facebook, Instagram, PUBG 89 apps banned for usage in India

by Editor

The Usage of Facebook, Instagram, PUBG, Reddit, Daily Hunt, Songs.pk, Snapchat, Tinder and many other apps are banned in Indian Army. Due to the raise of security and data privacy content Indian Army took immediate decision to ban list of 89 apps for the soldiers and asked them to delete those applications immediately from their mobile phones.

Among others that figured in the list of banned apps are Samosa, Kwali, Likee, ShareIt, Xender, Zapya, UC Browser, LiveMe, Zoom, Uplive, Vigo Video, Cam Scanner, NONO Live, Club Factory, Shein, Rosegal, Coffee Meets Bagel, Hinge, OkCupid, Badoo. 

MESSAGING APP

  1. WeChat
  2. QQ
  3. Kik
  4. ooVoo
  5. Nimbuzz
  6. Helo
  7. Qzone
  8. Share Chat
  9. Viber
  10. Line
  11. IMO
  12. Snow
  13. To Tok
  14. Hike

VIDEO HOSTING

  1. TikTok
  2. Likee
  3. Samosa
  4. Kwali

CONTENT SHARING

  1. Shareit
  2. Xender
  3. Zapya

WEB BROWSERS

  1. UC Browser
  2. UC Browser Mini

VIDEO AND LIVE STREAMING

  1. LiveMe
  2. BigoLive
  3. Zoom
  4. Fast Films
  5. Vmate
  6. Uplive
  7. Vigo Video

UTILITY APPS

  1. Cam Scanner
  2. Beauty Plus
  3. True Caller

GAMING APPS

  1. PUBG
  2. NONO Live
  3. Clash of Kings
  4. All Tencent gaming apps
  5. Mobile Legends

NEWS APPS

  1. Daily Hunt
  2. News Dog

DATING APPS

  1. Tinder
  2. TrulyMadly
  3. Happn
  4. Aisle
  5. Coffee Meets Bagel
  6. Woo
  7. OkCupid
  8. Hinge
  9. Badoo
  10. Azar
  11. Bumble
  12. Tantan
  13. Elite Sinles
  14. Tagged
  15. Couch Surfing

ANTIVIRUS

  1. 360 Security

NETWORKING

  1. Facebook
  2. Baidu
  3. Instagram
  4. Ello
  5. Snapchat

ONLINE BOOK READING APPS

  1. Pratilipi

HEALTH APPS

  1. Heal of Y

LIFESTYLE APPS

  1. POPXO

KNOWLEDGE APPS

  1. Vokal

MUSIC APPS

  1. Hungama
  2. Songs.pk

BLOGGING/MICRO BLOGGING

  1. Yelp
  2. Tumblr
  3. Reddit
  4. FriendsFeed
  5. Private Blogs

E COMMERCE

  1. Club Factory
  2. AliExpress
  3. Chinabrands
  4. Gearbest
  5. Banggood
  6. MiniInTheBox
  7. Tiny Deal
  8. Dhhgate
  9. LightinTheBox
  10. DX
  11. Eric Dress
  12. Zaful
  13. Tbdress
  14. Modility
  15. Rosegal
  16. Shein
  17. Romwe

A few weeks ago the Ministry of Information and Technology has banned 59 Chinese Apps in India. Which includes controversial apps like Tik Tok and a few others. The interim ban was imposed on all apps out of all apps Tik Tok alone not working whereas other apps are working in India. Tik Tok invited by officials to explain the data privacy of the users.