Chinese Apps Ban: According to an official source, the government has blocked 232 apps operated by foreign entities, including Chinese, for their involvement in betting, gambling and unauthorized loan servicing.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued orders to block these apps following directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“An order to block 138 apps involved in betting, gambling and money laundering was issued last evening. Separately, an order to block 94 apps engaged in unauthorized loan servicing has also been issued. These apps are operated by foreign entities. were being done, including the Chinese. They were posing a threat to the economic stability of the country.
The official did not reveal the names of the blocked apps. There was no immediate response to an official query sent to MeitY.
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