The Modi government has again launched a digital strike on 119 Chinese mobile apps, including video and voice chat platforms. This is the government’s biggest digital strike since 2020. These apps have been blocked due to national security concerns. This action has been taken under Section 69A of the IT Act.
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Modi government at the center has once again done a digital strike on Chinese linked mobile apps. The government has shut down 119 Chinese mobile apps in one go. The apps that have been shut down include mainly video and voice chat platforms. Most of the mobile apps that have been shut down are Chinese and Hong Kong apps.
Government’s big digital strike after 2020
If Money Control’s report is to be believed, the decision to ban such a large number of mobiles has come after the year 2020. At that time also the government had announced a ban on Chinese apps in a similar way, which included popular apps like TikTok and ShareI. Like last time, this time too the mobile apps have been banned citing national security concerns.
When did the government ban mobile apps?
Let us tell you that the government banned about 100 Chinese apps on 20 June 2020. A similar ban was imposed on Chinese mobile apps in the year 2021 and 2022. However, the number of mobile apps banned at that time was less.
Under which law did the government take action
The government has ordered the ban of mobile apps under Section 69A of the IT Act. The apps that have been banned include some from Singapore and the US, the United Kingdom and Australia. Section 69A of the IT Act gives the central government the power to ban online content access due to national security and public order.
So far 15 apps have been removed
Most of the apps that have been banned are currently available for download. According to the report, only 15 apps have been removed from Google Play Store so far. Out of the 119 apps blocked by the Indian government, only three apps have been named. These include Singapore-based video chat and gaming platform ChillChat, Chinese developer ChangApp and Australian app HoneyCam. The government has not released the list of apps banned for security reasons.
