Why India banned Chinese apps? Here is the TRUTH

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In one of the boldest moves ever against China, India had banned a huge number of Chinese apps back in February.

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The reasons why India banned these Chinese apps were many and these were revealed by an official.

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Chinese apps were banned to stop spread of disinformation, fake information, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra had said earlier.

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The top reasons that Chinese apps were banned in India was to stop the spread of misinformation, the spread of disinformation, and fake information.

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The Government of India had banned and blocked 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links on an 'urgent' and 'emergency' basis.

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The move was taken after confirming that these apps attract Section 69 of the IT Act as they contain material which is prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, ANI reported.

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The action was taken after several complaints of extortion and harassment of common people who had availed loans through the mobile apps being run by those entities and persons.

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It is learnt that these apps are the brainchild of Chinese nationals who hired Indians and made them directors in operation. Desperate individuals are lured into taking on a loan and then jacked up the interest by up to 3,000 per cent annually.

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When the debtors were unable to repay the interest, let alone the entire loan, individuals representing these apps started harassing those in debt.

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The banned apps are now not available to download on smartphones but sources say the betting apps and games are being downloaded through independent links or websites, ANI said.