Apple, Google take down 59 Chinese apps from app stores
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: 03.07.2020
Apple and Google have taken down the 59 Chinese apps ordered blocked by the Indian government from their app stores following instructions from the authorities.
The government had on Monday banned 59 Chinese applications saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. A day later popular short video app TikTok was taken down from Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The other 58 Chinese apps have now also been removed.
Google said that it has temporarily blocked access to the banned apps on its India Play Store. “While we continue to review the interim orders from the Government of India, we have notified the affected developers and have temporarily blocked access to the apps that remained available on the Play Store in India,” a Google spokesperson said.
The spokesperson did not disclose details of the apps that Google had blocked. TNN Similar action has been taken by the Apple App Store.
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