Amidst growing security concerns on the borders, India is currently indulged in a glaring face-off with China. Well, China is one of the most formidable military nations of the world, but India was never far behind. Indian Army chose to implement one of the most stringent decisions to ensure the least spillage of data through social media apps.
These apps will be very much available for civilians. However, the embargo will be applicable in case of the army personnel. Amongst the apps facing a ban, there are significant names like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and more.
This massive decision is to be implemented by the Indian Army and the final date to get things sorted will be 15th July. Any personnel, plying their trade for the Indian Army and using these apps will be dealt with in the most stringent ways. Army has claimed that spies from other nations tend to honey-trap soldiers by creating fake accounts and ascertaining crucial information.
Several people hail this decision as quite an imperative one in the wake of recent tensions between India and its continental counterparts, Pakistan and China.
All 89 Apps banned by the Indian Army are listed below:
MESSAGING PLATFORMS
WeChat
QQ
Kik
ooVoo
Nimbuzz
Helo
Qzone
Share Chat
Viber
Line
IMO
Snow
To Tok
Hike
VIDEO HOSTING
TikTok
Likee
Samosa
Kwali
CONTENT SHARING
Shareit
Xender
Zapya
WEB BROWSERS
UC Browser
UC Browser Mini
VIDEO AND LIVE STREAMING
LiveMe
BigoLive
Zoom
Fast Films
VMate
Uplive
Vigo Video
UTILITY APPS
Cam Scanner
Beauty Plus
True Caller
GAMING APPS
PUBG
NONO Live
Clash of Kings
All Tencent gaming apps
Mobile Legends
E-COMMERCE
Club Factory
AliExpress
Chinabrands
Gearbest
Banggood
MiniInTheBox
Tiny Deal
Dhhgate
LightinTheBox
DX
Eric Dress
Zaful
Tbdress
Modility
Rosegal
Shein
Romwe
DATING APPS
Tinder
TrulyMadly
Happn
Aisle
Coffee Meets Bagel
Woo
OkCupid
Hinge
Badoo
Azar
Bumble
Tantan
Elite Singles
Tagged
Couch Surfing
ANTIVIRUS
360 Security
NETWORKING
Facebook
Baidu
Instagram
Ello
Snapchat
NEWS APPS
Daily Hunt
News Dog
ONLINE BOOK READING APPS
Pratilipi
HEALTH APPS
Heal of Y
LIFESTYLE APPS
POPXO
KNOWLEDGE APPS
Vokal
MUSIC APPS
Hungama
pk
BLOGGING/MICRO BLOGGING
Yelp
Tumblr
Reddit
FriendsFeed
Private Blogs
