Why did the Indian government ban PUBG and other 118 applications?
This is the latest news on the go that the Indian government has banned a lot of, I mean, 118 applications (They are exactly the same number of elements in the modern periodic table!!). The greatest question is why?
Many of the applications that we Indians used in our day to day life, were banned earlier in order to boycott China. But why again?
Not only PUBG, but many other games like Chess, and Ludo which are developed and owned by Chinese people, are banned now. And now it is illegal to use all of these applications.
It is really a big step to ban so many applications. They have been banned under Section 69A saying that these applications are causing harm to the sovereignty and integrity of the nation aand security of the cyberspace in India. These apps were supposed to take data from you which then can easily hack you or invade your privacy. That was the only need of banning these apps all of a sudden.
These apps can destroy your security. There can be a potential harm to you as everything is in hands of China. And people who already have installed it, should uninstall these apps as now they are illegal to use. Anyways, they will be non-functional in some days.
Here is a list of all apps that are banned:
| 1. | APUS Launcher Pro-Theme, Live Wallpapers, Smart |
| 2. | APUS Launcher-Theme, Call Show, Wallpaper, HideApps |
| 3. | APUS Security- Antivirus, Phone Security, Cleaner |
| 4 | APUS Turbo Cleaner 2020- Junk Cleaner, Anti Virus |
| 5. | APUS Flashlight- Free & Bright |
| 6 | Cut Cut- Cut Out & Photo Background Editor |
| 7. | Baidu |
| 8. | Baidu Expression Edition |
| 9. | FaceU- Inspire Your Beauty |
| 10. | ShareSave by Xiaomi: Latest Gadgets, amazing deals |
| 11. | CamCard- Business Card Reader |
| 12. | CamCard Business |
| 13. | CamCard for Salesforce |
| 14. | CamOcr |
| 15. | InNote |
| 16. | VooV Meeting- Tencent Video Conferencing |
| 17. | Super Clean- Master of Cleaner, Phone Booster |
| 18. | WeChat Reading |
| 19. | Government WeChat |
| 20. | Small Q Brush |
| 21. | Tencent Weiyun |
| 22. | Pitu |
| 23. | WeChat Work |
| 24. | Cyber Hunter |
| 25. | Cyber Hunter Lite |
| 26. | Knives Out- No rules, Just Fight! |
| 27. | Super Mecha Champions |
| 28. | LifeAfter |
| 29. | Dawn of Isles |
| 30. | Ludo World- Ludo Superstar |
| 31. | Chess Rush |
| 32. | PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik |
| 33. | PUBG MOBILE LITE |
| 34. | Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade |
| 35. | Art of Conquest: Dark Horizon |
| 36. | Dank Tanks |
| 37. | Warpath |
| 38. | Game of Sultans |
| 39. | Gallery Vault- Hide Pictures and Videos |
| 40. | Smart AppLock ( App Protect) |
| 41. | Message Lock (SMS Lock)- Gallery Vault Developer Team |
| 42. | Hide App- Hide Application Icon |
| 43. | AppLock |
| 44. | AppLock Lite |
| 45. | Dual Space- Multiple Accounts & App Cloner |
| 46. | ZAKZAK Pro- Live Chat and Video Chat Online |
| 47. | ZAKZAK Live- Live Streaming and Video Chat app |
| 48. | Music- Mp3 Player |
| 49. | Music Player- Audio Player & 10 bands equalizer |
| 50. | HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera |
| 51. | Cleaner- Phone Booster |
| 52. | Web Browser & Fast Explorer |
| 53. | Video Player All Format for Android |
| 54. | Photo Gallery HD & Editor |
| 55. | Photo Gallery & Album |
| 56. | Music Player- Bass Booster-Free Download |
| 57. | HD Camera- Beauty Cam with Filters & Panorama |
| 58. | HD Camera Pro & Selfie Camera |
| 59. | Music Player- Mp3 Player & 10 bands equalizer |
| 60. | Gallery HD |
| 61. | Web Browser- Fast, Privacy & Light Web Explorer |
| 62. | Web Browser- Secure explorer |
| 63. | Music Player- Audio Player |
| 64. | Video Player- All Format HD Video Player |
| 65. | Lamour Love All over the world |
| 66. | Amour- video chat & call all over the world |
| 67. | MV Master- Make your Status Video & Community |
| 68. | MV Master- Best Video Maker & Photo Video editor |
| 69. | APUS Message Centre- Intelligent Management |
| 70. | LivU Meet New people & Video Chat with Strangers |
| 71. | Carrom Friends- Carrom Board & pool Game |
| 72. | Ludo All-Star- Play Online Ludo Game & Board Games |
| 73. | Bike Racing: Moto Traffic Rider Bike Racing Games |
| 74. | Rangers of Oblivion: Online Action MMO RPG Game |
| 75. | Z Camera: Photo Editor, Beauty Selfie, Collage |
| 76. | Go SMS Pro:- Messenger, Free Themes, Emojis |
| 77. | U-Dictionary: Oxford Dictionary Free Now Translate |
| 78. | Ulike- Define your selfie in trendy style |
| 79. | Tantan- Date for Real |
| 80. | MICO Chat: New Friends Banaen aur Live Chat Karen |
| 81. | Kitty Live: Live Streaming & Video Live Chat |
| 82. | Malay Social Dating App to Date & Meet Singles |
| 83. | Alipay |
| 84. | AlipayHK |
| 85. | Mobile Taobao |
| 86. | Youku |
| 87. | Road of Kings- Endless Glory |
| 88. | Sina News |
| 89. | Netease News |
| 90. | Penguin FM |
| 91. | Murderous Pursuits |
| 92. | Tencent Wishlist (Tencent Technology) |
| 93. | Learn Chinese AI- Super Chinese |
| 94. | HUYA Live- Game Live Stream |
| 95. | Little Q Album |
| 96. | Fighting Landlords- Free and happy fighting landlords |
| 97. | Hi Meitu |
| 98. | Mobile Legends: Pocket |
| 99. | VPN for Tik Tok |
| 100. | VPN for Tik Tok |
| 101. | Penguin E- Sports Live Assistant |
| 102. | Buy Cars- offer everything you need, special offers and low prices |
| 103. | iPick |
| 104. | Beauty Camera Plus- Sweet camera & Face Selfie |
| 105. | Parallel Space Lite- Dual App |
| 106. | Chief Almighty: First Thunder BC |
| 107. | MARVEL Super war NetEase games |
| 108. | AFK Arena |
| 109. | Creative Destruction NetEase Games |
| 110. | Crusaders of Light NetEase Games |
| 111. | Mafia City Yota Games |
| 112. | Onmyoji NetEase Games |
| 113. | Ride Out Heroes NetEase Games |
| 114. | Yimeng Jianghu-Chu Liuxiang has been fully upgraded |
| 115. | Legend: Rising Empire NetEase Games |
| 116. | Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Games |
| 117. | Soul Hunters |
| 118. | Rules of Survival |
India is a largest consumer of these apps. Banning it from India is a good step. I can't judge on myself that is this step good or bad. But, I can assure and hope that this step might positively affect India.
It is a discomforting but a preventative measure to be safe. And what we can do is just trust on Indian government. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
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