The government has emergency powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act to block any content where it is satisfied that it is against the country’s sovereignty, integrity, and defense, and in such cases, the law does not require it serving any prior notice to the concerned content providers before ordering a ban. TikTok, Shareit, Mi Video Call, Club Factory, and Cam Scanner , citing threat to national security and sovereignty have thus been banned in India. The ban comes amid continuing tensions on the border between India and China and covers a variety of applications from e-commerce to gaming, social media, browsers, instant messaging and file sharing.