Another digital crackdown: India bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps

‘Boycott Chinese apps’ campaign heats up, may have little economic impact After banning 59 mobile applications (apps), including TikTok, almost a month ago, the Indian government has initiated another digital strike of sorts. This time it has cracked down on 47 more ࢀ˜Chinese-originࢀ™ mobile apps – most being clones or lite variants of the ones earlier banned. The list could include the lite or alternative versions of apps such as TikTok Lite, SHAREit Lite, and Helo Lite, sources in the government said. “The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has banned a second list of 47 apps, predominantly of…