India's second digital strike: 47 more Chinese mobile apps blocked

Clones or lite versions of 59 apps banned earlier, say sources

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 ‘Chinese-origin’ 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 Chinese origin, that were clones of the 59 apps banned last month," said