The Centre has blocked over138 betting apps with Chinese hyperlinks on an pressing and emergency foundation. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) carried out the motion primarily based on the suggestions of the Union house ministry.

The choice was taken after confirming that the 138 betting apps contained materials prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of the nation.

Last 12 months, the ministry had banned 54 Chinese apps which posed risk to India’s safety. The apps included Equalizer & Bass Booster, Tencent Xriver, Onmyoji Chess and Dual Space Lite.

The authorities had mentioned the 54 apps allegedly obtained important permissions and picked up delicate person knowledge. The knowledge was being misused and despatched to servers in a hostile nation, the IT ministry had mentioned in a press release.

These apps are both a cloned model or have comparable performance, privateness points and safety threats. In June 2020, the federal government had banned 59 apps and later blocked 47 associated/cloning apps on August 10, 2020.

Later, 118 apps had been blocked on September 1, 2020, and one other 43 apps on November 19, the identical 12 months.