Relations between India and China are worsening.
Just yesterday, India banned TikTok and 59 Chinese mobile apps on the grounds of “national security”.
This comes after China and India’s military forces clashed at the border of Ladakh on June 15th this year, resulting in over 20 deaths and 75 injured.
The Indian government argues that these apps have been used to spy on Indian users, sending the information back to China.
They also add that the data could’ve been used to profile Indian users.
At this point in time, it is still unclear how things will develop in the future, and whether or not the Indian government will enforce the banning on a technical level.
Currently the apps are still available on app stores, and can still be accessed via VPN.