CHinese Weibo, Baidu blocked in India and taken down from app stores

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Weibo app no longer exists

Following a recent ban on Chinese apps in India, the popular names such as Weibo and Baidu have now been blocked in India. Both Weibo and Baidu are popular Chinese apps considered as alternatives to micro-blogging site Twitter and Google Search, respectively. Read on to know more about this.

Weibo, Baidu blocked in India
Both Weibo and Baidu no longer exist on the Google Play Store and the App Store, as per the request made to both Google and Apple. The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have also been asked to block the apps so that users are unable to access the apps or their website versions.

As per a report by the Times of India (TOI), Weibo and Baidu are counted in the list of the 47 apps banned recently in India. An unknown official told TOI, "They are among the 47 new apps that the government had banned." Although, Weibo was among the 59 Chinese apps that were banned in the country.

It is suggested that more Chinese apps will soon be banned in India as part of another 'digital strike' by India. For those who don't know, around 275 apps are being reviewed by the government, with the list including the most popular battle royale game PUBG Mobile.

For those who don't know, Weibo is a micro-blogging site launched back in 2009. It is a popular Twitter alternative in China and was even joined by the PM Narendra Modi in 2015. However, due to the recent India-China tensions, Modi removed his account from the website. Baidu, on the other hand, is a Chinese web browser that has its Facemoji Keyboard app as a known one in India.

To refresh your memory, the Indian Government banned 59 Chinese apps on June 29 (including TikTok, UC Browser, Beauty Plus, ShareIt, CamScanner, and more) due to security and privacy issues. Following this, it went on and banned 47 apps on July 27, which were clones to the previously-banned apps, citing the same problem. However, a full list of the 47 apps isn't available and it is suggested it includes apps such as TikTok Lite, Likee Lite, Bigo Live Lite, Shareit Lite, and CamScanner HD among others


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[Skull and Bones]

I don't know if many use these apps in India anyway.

 

[swnjo]

nobody uses it anyway. Also happy to see these cancer app gone (TikTok Lite, Likee Lite, Bigo Live Lite, Shareit Lite, and CamScanner HD)

 

[Chhatrapati]

Real issue is Chinese smartphones which have stock apps. Not only those craps are annoying and space-consuming, but some are also shady running in the background.

 

[Mentee]

Na he koi hamari seems m ghusa or Na he ghus baytha Hai. I wonder why Indian govt is behaving like soviet Russia banning technological advancements

 

[50cent]

Every action equal opposite reaction

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

After this IndianSurgicalStrike ... China has no other option but to ban all IndianApps, IndianNanoChips....all of IndianHighTechnology!

But the price for China will be huge!

Not being able to use IndianHighTechnology the economic growth in China might come to standstill!

I wish China was strong enough to ban Indian technology. Unfortunately, we are so weak, we are unable to even find it.

 

[King Julien]

technological advancements

haha Tik Tok was giant leap for mankind obviously

 

[Fireurimagination]

Alibaba, AliExpress and PUBg next

 

[Uguduwa]

tik tok videos coming out of india have been unbearable. looking at that shit, even the aliens would throw up. thanks for banning it.

 

[Oracle]

Alibaba, AliExpress and PUBg next

there is no alternative for Alibaba / ali express which will bring cheap items from china ( dont tell me amazon). its like killing own market

PUBG : there are alternatives to PUBG like fortnight however PUBG is bread and butter of 1000s of indians ( youtube channels)

 

[Fireurimagination]

there is no alternative for Alibaba / ali express which will bring cheap items from china ( dont tell me amazon). its like killing own market

PUBG : there are alternatives to PUBG like fortnight however PUBG is bread and butter of 1000s of indians ( youtube channels)

That's the whole point we don't need cheap Chinese products. Modi has given a call for atmanirbhar (self-reliant) India. Chinese items really dominate 2 areas in India phones and cheap electronics. Other items like automobile, home appliances and more still Indian, Japanese and Korean companies hold majority of the market share.

 

[Rollno21]

Ban Chinese brand phones

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

how many more apps does India plan to ban to avenge for the loss of territory, ego and soldier's lives?

 

[Yaseen1]

question of self reliance is only valid when india is capable enough to produce items on their own but it seems highly unlikely as india not has proper supply chain for low cost raw materials and proper setup to convert them to finished products,depending on u.s,japan and skorea will be expensive option and will lead to more inflation and waste of reserves of india resulting in adverse effects on economy,india is not u.s and japan who have high technology industrial base and much more stronger economy to sustain trade wars as evident from poor condition of indian public who flee to foreign countries for earning money by doing lower level jobs

That's the whole point we don't need cheap Chinese products. Modi has given a call for atmanirbhar (self-reliant) India. Chinese items really dominate 2 areas in India phones and cheap electronics. Other items like automobile, home appliances and more still Indian, Japanese and Korean companies hold majority of the market share.