New Delhi: By outlawing 14 mobile messaging services, the Indian government has taken a brave step in the fight against terrorism. Terrorist organizations reportedly used these apps, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, to interact with their supporters and get orders from Pakistan. Applications like Crypviser, Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, Briar, BChat, Nandbox, Conion, IMO, Element, Second Line, Zangi, and Threema are prohibited.
These apps were deemed to be a threat to national security and to violate Indian law, according to security and intelligence services, who recommended that this decision be made. These applications were disabled in accordance with Section 69A of the Information Technology Act of 2000.
These apps have been disseminating propaganda for terrorism in the Valley, claim intelligence agencies.
An official talked about this matter saying that “Agencies keep track of channels used by Overground workers (OGWs) and terrorists to communicate among themselves. While tracking down one of the communication, agencies found that the mobile application does not have representatives in India, and it is difficult to track down activities happening on the app”.