big news! 2 more famous Chinese apps blocked in India, government orders removal from play store

new Delhi. Two of China’s popular apps, Weibo and Baidu, have been blocked in India. According to media reports, after the ban, now these apps will be removed from the Play Store and Apple Store. For information, let us know that the Chinese app Weibo was used as an alternative to Google search and Baidu. According to sources, these two are included in the same 47 apps, which were banned by the government on 27 July.

Sources told English newspaper Times of India Told that the government has ordered removal of both these apps from Google Play Store and Apple Store as well. Along with this, instructions have been given to Internet service providers of the country to block these applications.

According to the report, Weibo was launched by Sina Corporation in 2009, and Globally has 500 million registered users. It is learned that PM Narendra Modi also had an account on Weibo, but he closed it amid growing tension between India and China. Baidu’s Facemoji keyboard is quite popular and it was now testing ‘Waters’ in India. . The company’s CEO Robin Lee also reached IIT Madras in January this year in order to increase the reach of the app among Indian users. During the visit, Lee said that he wants to work closely with Indian Technology Institutions, especially in the area of ​​Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Computing.

59 Chinese apps were banned on June 29
The government banned 59 Chinese apps on 29 June, which included apps such as Tiktok, Shareite, Kwai, UC Browser, Baidu map, Sheen, Clash of Kings, DU Battery Saver, Halo, Like, YouCam Makeup, Mi Community . After this, a list of 47 other Chinese apps were released, which have been banned. Actually these 47 apps were cloning 59 previously banned apps, which included TikTok Lite, Camscanner Advance, Helo Lite, Shareit Lite, Bigo LIVE lite, VFY lite.