Good News Government moves to ban Chinese loan and gambling apps

[iDJ]

India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services in the South Asian market to prevent misuse of the citizens’ data, the state-owned public broadcaster said Sunday.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is in the process to enforce an emergency order to ban 138 betting and gambling apps and another 94 that provided unauthorized loan services in the interest of protecting the country’s integrity, the broadcaster said.

India to block over 230 betting and loan apps, many with China ties

India is moving to block 232 betting and loan apps, many of which have ties to China, in the latest crackdown.

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[AidenHubbard]

I guess that blocking so many gambling apps is a huge loss for the economy. I mean, imagine how many people play online casinos and how much money they spend!

 

[Tanishq]

I guess that blocking so many gambling apps is a huge loss for the economy. I mean, imagine how many people play online casinos and how much money they spend!

Small price in bigger picture.