Banned chinese apps re-enter in new avatars

Banned chinese apps re-enter in new avatars

New Delhi: Scores of new Chinese apps have flooded Indian app stores in the last few months including several rebranded versions of applications banned by the government in recent months citing threat to national security. For instance, Snack Video, launched by Tencent-backed Kuaishou, is similar to Kwai, an earlier offering by the Chinese company that … Read more

President Trump issues order that could see TikTok banned, if ByteDance doesn’t sell in 45 days

President Trump issues order that could see TikTok banned, if ByteDance doesn’t sell in 45 days

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order banning any transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the video-sharing app TikTok, starting in 45 days. The app may be used for disinformation campaigns that benefit the Chinese Communist Party and the United States “must take aggressive action against the owners of … Read more