TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it

The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps pose a threat to India’s sovereignty and security. TikTok wasn’t a one-off case. Today, India has banned over 500 Chinese apps to dateNikhil Pahwa, digital policy expert The move mostly drew widespread support in India, where protesters had been calling for a boycott of Chinese … Read more

A Chinese app becomes the most-downloaded iPhone app in the US; JioCinema features in top four free apps

Chinese apps have beaten the likes of Meta and Google to make their presence felt in the United States. This year, a Chinese app has emerged as the most-downloaded app on iPhones and it’s not TikTok! A Chinese e-commerce company named Temu’s app has earned the top slot as Apple’s most downloaded free app in … Read more