Cyberthreat.id – Online courier service from China, WeChatdecided to temporarily not operate in India after the local government placed the service on a blocklist of 59 apps as of June 29.
According to India todayaccessed Tuesday (July 28, 2020), users WeChat in India, started disconnecting from the app last weekend after the company sent a notification.
The notification read: “As per Indian law, we are unable to provide WeChat to you right now,” the company wrote.
“We value each of our users, data security and privacy are of the utmost importance to us. “We are in discussions with the relevant authorities and hope to resume services at a later date,” the company said.
In the notification, WeChat did not explain how long the moratorium would last. Meanwhile, UC Browser, a Chinese browser also blocked in India, is still unsure whether it will shut down or not.
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WeChat was launched in India in 2013. The chat app made huge strides over the next few years in gathering its followers in India. When its fierce competitors, WhatsAppin India, popularity WeChat decrease.
Although WeChat In decline, the app is still used primarily by people who want to communicate with anyone in China.
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In addition to blocking these 59 apps, the Indian government recently blocked 47 apps because they violated privacy and security, as stipulated by the Indian Ministry of Information and Technology.
Apps included in the latest blocklist include: TikTok Lite, Vigo Lite, UC Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, And VFY Lite. The Indian government is also putting forward around 257 demands as they are considered to threaten the security of the country.[] (Read: India plans to block 275 Chinese apps)
