NEW DELHI: In a radical move that may create legal challenges and increased acrimony between India and China in the digital space, the government has permanently banned 59 Chinese apps, and these are believed to include major ones such as ByteDance’s TikTok, Baidu, WeChat, UC from Alibaba Browser, Club Factory …
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used the Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticize a “fake image” of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government. China has rejected Morrison’s requests to apologize after Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian released the digitally manipulated image of an Australian …
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BEIJING: China resolutely opposes India’s moves to ban more Chinese mobile apps over national security concerns, its embassy said on Wednesday. India banned 43 of the apps on Tuesday, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce app Aliexpress, in a new wave of web sanctions amid continued tension at the border. …
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology blocked 43 mobile applications on Tuesday for carrying out activities “harmful to the sovereignty and integrity of the country, defense, state security and public order.” The decision to ban the apps, mostly linked to China, for Indian users was made following comprehensive reports …
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States, even as it appeared to conflict with his previous order that China’s ByteDance ditch the video app. . ByteDance was racing to prevent a crackdown …
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China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it to sanction foreign companies, upping the ante on a tech war with the United States a day after Washington took steps to curb popular Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat. China’s long-awaited “list of untrustworthy entities” is seen as a weapon …
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The United States will ban some transactions through the Chinese-owned WeChat app, while banning new downloads and updates to the app, as well as the TikTok app starting Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Friday that the US will ban intra-US cash transfers related to WeChat and its parent …
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WASHINGTON / BEIJING: The United States has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese citizens under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend the entry from China of students and researchers considered security risks, a State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday. The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, …
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PUBG Mobile Lite has been officially banned in India by the Indian government, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a new order banning 118 new apps in Indian cyberspace. The move follows the first round of app ban issued by MeitY on June 29, when …
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