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India bans 43 more Chinese apps, including AliExpress. Here's the full list

A good majority of the apps in this round are dating and sex chat apps

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The Union government announced a ban on 43 Chinese apps on Tuesday evening, the latest in a series of measures taken since the Sino-Indian conflict in Ladakh in June led relations between the two countries to head south. Apps banned in this round include MangoTV, AliExpress, WeTV and SnackVideo.

The order was issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology under section 69A of the IT Act. As per an official statement issued by the government, the ban was because these apps were “engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”.

A good majority of the apps in this round are dating and sex chat apps, including those which offering online hook-ups, dates over video streaming, lesbian socialising and gay chats. Blocking access for Indian users to these 43 apps was decided based on comprehensive reports from home ministry’s Cyber Crime Co-ordination Centre, according to official sources.

India’s ‘app-for-tat’ policy has seen several rounds of ban since the clashes on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh on June 15. The first round saw 59 apps being banned the same month, with another round in September seeing 118 more apps facing govt action.

The most high-profile of these, of course, was TikTok, the popular short video platform, as well as the gaming app PUBG. Interestingly, both these apps were looking for ways to get their ban revoked and re-enter the Indian market. PUBG, originally a Korean firm, had come under the guillotine only because it was being marketed in India by the Chinese tech gian Tencent. The Indian ban saw Tencent giving up PUBG rights for India, and hopes were that this would satisfy the authorities enough to warrant a return.

The 43 apps that have been banned now are:

AliSuppliers Mobile App

Alibaba Workbench

AliExpress - Smarter Shopping, Better Living

Alipay Cashier

Lalamove India - Delivery App

Drive with Lalamove India

Snack Video

CamCard - Business Card Reader

CamCard - BCR (Western)

Soul- Follow the soul to find you

Chinese Social - Free Online Dating Video App & Chat

Date in Asia - Dating & Chat For Asian Singles

WeDate-Dating App

Free dating app-Singol, start your date!

Adore App

TrulyChinese - Chinese Dating App

TrulyAsian - Asian Dating App

ChinaLove: dating app for Chinese singles

DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online

AsianDate: find Asian singles

FlirtWish: chat with singles

Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat

Tubit: Live Streams

WeWorkChina

First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online

Rela - Lesbian Social Network

Cashier Wallet

MangoTV

MGTV-HunanTV official TV APP

WeTV - TV version

WeTV - Cdrama, Kdrama&More

WeTV Lite

Lucky Live-Live Video Streaming App

Taobao Live

DingTalk

Identity V

Isoland 2: Ashes of Time

BoxStar (Early Access)

Heroes Evolved

Happy Fish

Jellipop Match-Decorate your dream island!

Munchkin Match: magic home building

Conquista Online II