Digital policy think-tank C-DEP seeks action against Snack Video

Digital policy think-tank C-DEP has approached the government seeking action against Snack Video, alleging it is a version of the Chinese app Kwai which was banned by India in June.

The Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research (C-DEP), in a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah and Ministry of Electronics and IT Additional Secretary Rajendra Kumar on Wednesday, alleged that some of the Chinese mobile apps that have been blocked by the government continue to exist in new forms.

“Beijing Kuaishou Technology Co Ltd, has continued to provide its banned application Kwai in the name of Snack Video to Indian users.