Indian Army Personnel Ordered To Delete Facebook, PUBG, Instagram, Tinder; Full List Of 89 Apps To Be Deleted

The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their phones, which include Facebook, Instagram, PUBG, and a lot more. 

The Government of India has also recently banned about 59 apps that originated from China.

Find out the reason behind this move by the Indian army right here!

Indian Army Bans 89 Apps; Facebook, Instagram Included

The Indian Army has banned its personnel from using several apps, as much as 89, and these include popular apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, etc.

The reason behind this ban has been cited to be data leaks. We all know that social networking apps, such as Facebook and Whatsapp are quite notorious for their data leaks. 

An officer said, “The directive has been issued because there has been an exponential increase in the number of military personnel being targeted online by intelligence agencies of Pakistan and China.”

However, the list has been released only for army personnel unlike the list released by the Government.

This isn’t the first time that the army has implemented a similar ban. Officers in the army were given a warning earlier this year to stop using Facebook and Whatsapp too. 

There is a huge possibility that this ban may be related to the tensions between India and China. The government of India recently released a list of 59 apps that have been banned in India. Telecom operators have been told not to use Chinese equipment, and the Indian Railways has also scrapped a Rs. 741 crore deal with the country. 

As per recent developments, the US army has also banned its soldiers from using Tikok too, citing the app as a cyber threat. Lt Col Robin Ochoa, a US Army spokesperson has revealed that the app will not be allowed on government phones.

Complete List Of Banned Apps

Here is a complete list of all the apps that have been banned by the Indian army for its personnel:

Messaging Platforms

WeChat

QQ

Kik

ooVoo

Nimbuzz

Helo

Qzone

Share Chat

Viber

Line

IMO

Snow

To Tok

Hike

Video Hosting

TikTok

Likee

Samosa

Kwali

Content Sharing

Shareit

Xender

Zapya

Web Browsers

UC Browser

UC Browser Mini

Video and Live Streaming

LiveMe

BigoLive

Zoom

Fast Films

Vmate

Uplive

Vigo Video

Utility Apps

Cam Scanner

Beauty Plus

Truecaller

Gaming Apps

PUBG

NONO Live

Clash of Kings

All Tencent gaming apps

Mobile Legends

E-Commerce

Club Factory

AliExpress

Chinabrands

Gearbest

Banggood

MiniInTheBox

Tiny Deal

Dhhgate

LightinTheBox

DX

Eric Dress

Zaful

Tbdress

Modility

Rosegal

Shein

Romwe

Dating Apps

Tinder

TrulyMadly

Happn

Aisle

Coffee Meets Bagel

Woo

OkCupid

Hinge

Badoo

Azar

Bumble

Tantan

Elite Sinles

Tagged

Couch Surfing

Antivirus

360 Security

Networking

Facebook

Baidu

Instagram

Ello

Snapchat

News Apps

Daily Hunt

News Dog

Online Book Reading Apps

Pratilipi

Health Apps

Heal of Y

Lifestyle Apps

POPXO

Knowledge Apps

Vokal

Music Apps

Hungama

Songs.pk

Blogging/ Micro Blogging

Yelp

Tumblr

Reddit

FriendsFeed

Private Blogs

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