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IT Ministry bans another 43 apps, leading to a total of 267 banned apps since June

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has blocked another set of mobile applications, taking the total number of mobile apps blocked by the government to 267 as of date. The 43 apps banned on Tuesday include apps from the Alibaba universe, Snack Video, CamCard and others. "This action was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. MEITY said that it "issued the order for blocking the access of these apps by users in India based on the comprehensive reports received from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center, Ministry of Home Affairs." It added that the government is committed to protect the interests of citizens and sovereignty and integrity of India on all fronts and it shall take all possible steps to ensure that. Back in June this year, the government blocked 59 apps, all from Chinese companies like TikTok, Shein, Clash of Kings, Shareit under under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Further, in July it banned 47 other apps and in September it added another 118 mobile apps to its list of banned apps. While apps like PUBG are tinkering with their financial and operational structure to re-enter India, the short-video messaging app TikTok has been scouring the globe for investors to take over their operations in the United States and India including Softbank and Oracle.…

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