VPNs provide backdoor entry for banned Chinese apps

Despite the ban on Chinese apps in India, the enthusiasts of such apps are still downloading them using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), a trend which may defeat the government’s motive for the ban.

Even as the government banned 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok and Camscanner, many people have been downloading and using them through the VPNs.

DH spoke to five different people who have downloaded the banned apps in the past five days through VPNs.

“I downloaded TikTok and Camscanner in my new phone and use them almost every other day. VPNs have always provided a big loophole,” one user told DH, requesting anonymity.