Indian Army Bans 89 Apps Including Facebook, Tinder & Instagram

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

• WeChat
• QQ
• 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

• Facebook
• Baidu
• Instagram
• 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
• Reddit
• FriendsFeed
• Private Blogs