Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Additional 43 Chinese apps banned by India

43 Chinese apps banned

43 more Chinese apps have been banned by India. These apps include the e-commerce giant Alibaba, saying they threatened its “sovereignty and integrity” as tensions increase between the nuclear-armed neighbors following a deadly border clash. According to reports, India shut down 59 Chinese apps earlier, including the famous video-sharing platform TikTok, from its huge domestic … Read more

TikTok faces $155,000 fine for mishandling child data in South Korea

TikTok fined for mishandling child data

Popular video-sharing application, TikTok, has been under scrutiny for its subpar data handling methods and ties with the Chinese government. The application was recently banned in India and is currently undergoing a few trials in the US as well.

According to a recent report, TikTok developers are in deep waters in South Korea as well. The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) has fined the company for 186 million or $155,000 for mishandling of child data.

According to the details, KCC acts as the regulator and overwatches the country’s telecommunications and data related sectors just like Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

The fine follows reports of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, failing to protect users’ private data specifically youngsters in the region.

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How to create Instagram Reels?

Instagram Reels

Social media giant Facebook was testing Instagram Reels since a long time in few countries including Brazil, Germany, and France. The feature now arrives in India. This is the best time to bring Reels to the country as the government put a ban on TikTok and demand for short video platform has spiked.

Reels will be available for users in India  soon. Currently, Instagram Reels feature is being tested in India, and on the basis of the response will be rolled out to each and every user in the days to come.

With TikTok banned in India, homegrown short video apps such as Roposo, Mitron, Chingari, Sharechat, and others are gaining wide popularity and millions of users every day.

Facebook will also use this golden opportunity to attract 200 million TikTok users to Reels.

Reels is not a separate app like others but it is just an extra feature inside the Instagram application. Through which millions of Instagram users in India will likely have the opportunity to try the feature.

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Instagram begins testing Reels in India after TikTok ban

Instagram Reels

Photo-sharing app Instagram and Facebook are testing Instagram Reels in India that allows users to create 15-second short videos. Instagram Reels will serve the same purpose as the Chinese video-making app TikTok, which was recently banned in India with 58 other apps. “We’re planning to start testing an updated version of Reels in more countries. … Read more

Ajay Devgan gets trolled for announcing a film on ‘Galwan Valley’ clash

Ajay Devgan gets trolled for announcing a film on 'Gulwan Valley' clash

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan got trolled on Social media after he made an announcement to make a film on the death of 20 Indian soldiers who were killed during a clash between India and China in the Galwan Valley. After Ajay Devgan’s announcement, both the Pakistani and Indian social media users not only termed the … Read more

US welcomes India’s decision to ban dozens of Chinese apps

US welcomes India's decision to ban dozens of Chinese apps

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has welcomed India’s decision to ban on Chinese mobile apps. Talking to media in Washington, Mike Pompeo said that he welcomes India’s ban on Chinese mobile apps, India is ensuring its security. The US Secretary of State said the move would enhance India’s integrity and national security. Note that, … Read more

Kangna appreciates Indian govt’s decision of banning Chinese Apps

Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account Permanently Suspended

Due to the rising tensions at the border between India and China, 59 Chinese mobile applications were banned by the Indian government. Speaking of the same, Kangana Ranaut articulated her thoughts and explained why it was necessary. Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut, who has always been vocal about everything, appreciated the Indian government and said it … Read more