Popular Apps Banned in 2020: The year 2020 was different from others due to many things. This year will always be remembered because of the corona virus epidemic. Apart from this, many popular apps in India were also banned this year. After the ban on these applications, some people welcomed it, and elsewhere people were also shocked. These include many very popular apps such as TicketLock, PUBG.
Tiktok
The government banned 59 mobile apps in the country in June. This list includes many Chinese apps including Tik Tok. It has been said that these apps are harmful to India’s sovereignty and integrity, defense of India, security of the state and public order. A few hours after the announcement, many Ticktok content creators updated their bios and shared the handle on Instagram and YouTube. While some said that they were already sharing their TikTok videos on other platforms, others said that they have started new pages for their followers.
In July, Instagram released its short video feature reels. Users have talked about this on Twitter, how Ticketock users can use it.
PUBG
In September, the Modi government banned 118 mobile applications. PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE were included in this list. These gaming apps are very popular in India. Fans of this game got a big shock in India with this ban. People also expressed their reaction on Twitter. Some tweets are-
#PUBGMOBILE to end service in India by 30th
Gamers: pic.twitter.com/FSCszFsk2Y– SDLOH (@iamjitusrivas) October 29, 2020
YouTube Streamers : pic.twitter.com/3ZpdPF9YM0
– Shauzab (@shauzab_abbas) October 29, 2020
PUBG YOU WILL BE MISSED ❤️❤️❤️????????????????
OUR FIRST N LAST FAVOURITE GAME.#PUBGMOBILE
Ae lo modiji hmara phone bhi tod do ab q karenge is mobile ka pic.twitter.com/5bmR7ZD5If– Ansh Gupta (@ ROCKONbob3) October 29, 2020
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Many people expressed happiness
These apps were banned in view of the border dispute between India and China. There was also violent clash between the two armies in the Galvan valley. After this clash, the Indian government took some strong action on China. Therefore, many people also welcomed the ban on these apps.
Apart from these, the banned popular apps include WeChat, UC Browser, Share It, Cam Scanner.
Source: www.financialexpress.com