Chinese Apps Ban: Understanding Sec 69A of Information Technology Act | by Sushrut Kaplay | Nyaaya
With rising border tensions between India and China, the Indian Government on 29th June banned 59 mobile applications of Chinese origin.[1] The apps include popular apps like ShareIt, Tiktok, CamScanner, UC Browser, Club Factory, etc. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)[2] stated that the ban was necessary to safeguard the ‘sovereignty and integrity…