New Delhi: Citing security concerns, the Indian Army on Wednesday decided to ban 89 apps for its personnel. Army personnel have been instructed to delete their accounts from these apps, which include Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Snapchat, TikTok and more.
Do note that not all of these apps have Chinese links.
List of 89 apps banned by Indian Army:
MESSAGING PLATFORMS
- 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 Sinles
- Tagged
- Couch Surfing
ANTIVIRUS
- 360 Security
NETWORKING
- Baidu
- 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
- Songs.pk
BLOGGING/MICRO BLOGGING
- Yelp
- Tumblr
- FriendsFeed
- Private Blogs