Twitterati celebrate TikTok ban, PUBG players heave a sigh of relief

A day after the Indian government banned apps like TikTok WeChat UC Browser and Xiaomirsquos Mi Community over national security concerns Twitter erupted with mixed reactions On Monday the government had banned 59 Chinese appsFor safety security defence sovereignty amp integrity of India and to protect data amp privacy of people of India the Government has banned 59 mobile apps Jai Hind ethAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3mdash Ravi Shankar Prasad rsprasad June 29 2020The move came amid strained bilateral relations between India and China after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern LadakhMany Indians were happy with the ban terming it as a befitting reply to China others shared memes about the plight of TikTokers after the announcementEvery memer amp youtuber after hearing tiktok ban news is be like pictwittercom323RBfXn8umdash Memer_jaswant JaswantMemer June 29 2020I always wanted TikTok to be banned since long amp never used but from last week some research made me realize its so many positive aspects not precisely the songs etc but other numerous stuffI just feel mixed on BanHopefully users get an alternate mdash Fly High ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0095AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008aiumlcedilAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrensup2ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cfrac14 behelpinghandss June 30 2020Best news Irsquove heard all day tiktokbannedinindiamdash Kinza KinzaSaleem June 29 2020Instagram meme page admins realizing they wont have cringe content anymore tiktokbanindia tiktokban pictwittercomHrlEcIQgylmdash SUJANKUMAR SujanFaster June 30 2020TikTokia Community after hearing to the news TikTok has been Banned in IndiaTikTok tiktokbanindia TikTokBanned TikTokBannedInIndia pictwittercomDXlPL2cslhmdash The Beyonder tharealkosmos June 29 2020Pro PUBG players amp TikTokers with 1M followers right now to Indian Government TikTok TikTokBan PUBGBan pictwittercom7xSULU9iaTmdash TweeteraethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0090brvbar DoctorrSays June 29 2020tiktokbannedfinally TIKTOK BANNED Le Memers pictwittercom6r2uR4RHnImdash Tej V B imtejj June 29 2020Banning Tiktok and 58 other Chinese apps is a good decision and probably a message to ChinaBut to say this is some kind of a trade war or equating to some Big economic sanction on China is really making a mountain out of a moleUnpopularOpinionTiktokBannedInIndiamdash Bikramaditya P ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3 dr_padhi June 29 2020tiktokbannedinindia What will the creators on tiktok will do any Idea Will they move to youtube mdash Dixon David itsmedixon_ June 29 2020TikTok users advancing towards Twitter today TikTokBanIndia pictwittercomwBVGRpS5fOmdash Utsav Bains utsavbains June 30 2020However the happiest of the lot were PUBG players as the app is Chinese but has not been bannedtiktokban When Indian Govt banned TikTok but not PUBG Me pictwittercomHQDdz2vkaRmdash Ajay Nagar acircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009eAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0090 Man_isssh June 29 2020After pubgban is trendingLe Pubg players to Tiktokers pictwittercomXL9UuTwrHhmdash agravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0085ngrezi agravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0097awar AngreziGawar June 30 2020pubgban Pubg players right nowethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0086ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0086 pictwittercomuC0XJA9cQBmdash Manish chawla Manishc93117274 June 30 2020Meanwhile Chinese shortvideo making app TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the process of complying with the Indian government order It also said that it is not sharing any data of Indian users with the Chinese governmentThe government of India has issued an interim order for the blocking of 59 apps including TikTok and we are in the process of complying with it Nikhil Gandhi Head of TikTok India said in a statement adding that the company has been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders for an opportunity to respond and submit clarificationsThe app disappeared from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store on Tuesday There was no official communication from Google or Apple on its removal from their respective storesThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY on Monday issued a list of 59 Chinese apps that are now banned in the countryThese measures have been undertaken since there is credible information that these apps are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India defence of India security of state and public order said a MeitY statementCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news