Is Viki banned in India? Know all about this popular streaming service

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) issued an order to block 43 more mobile apps which includes Alibaba Workbench, AliExpress, Alipay Cashier, CamCard and WeDate, under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. This was for engaging in activities that are prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity, defence, security and public order of India. Is Viki one of these apps? Continue reading to find out Viki is from which country?

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Is Viki Banned In India?

Viki also has many partners which are a source of original content, and it includes BBC Worldwide. Hulu, Netflix, Yahoo!, MSN, NBC, and A&E, TVB in Hong Kong, SBS in South Korea, Fuji TV in Japan and Amedia in Russia are the platforms with which the company has also signed distribution deals for the original content it provides. As of now, Viki is not banned in India and the list of 43 more mobile apps banned in India are mentioned below.

1. AliSuppliers Mobile App
2. Alibaba Workbench
3. AliExpress - Smarter Shopping, Better Living
4. Alipay Cashier
5. Lalamove India - Delivery App
6. Drive with Lalamove India
7. Snack Video
8. CamCard - Business Card Reader
9. CamCard - BCR (Western)
10. Soul- Follow the soul to find you
11. Chinese Social - Free Online Dating Video App & Chat
12. Date in Asia - Dating & Chat For Asian Singles
13. WeDate-Dating App
14. Free dating app-Singol, start your date!
15. Adore App
16. TrulyChinese - Chinese Dating App
17. TrulyAsian - Asian Dating App
18. ChinaLove: dating app for Chinese singles
19. DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online
20. AsianDate: find Asian singles
21. FlirtWish: chat with singles
22. Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat
23. Tubit: Live Streams
24. WeWorkChina
25. First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online
26. Rela - Lesbian Social Network
27. Cashier Wallet
28. MangoTV
29. MGTV-HunanTV official TV APP
30. WeTV - TV version
31. WeTV - Cdrama, Kdrama&More
32. WeTV Lite
33. Lucky Live-Live Video Streaming App
34. Taobao Live
35. DingTalk
36. Identity V
37. Isoland 2: Ashes of Time
38. BoxStar (Early Access)
39. Heroes Evolved
40. Happy Fish
41. Jellipop Match-Decorate your dream island！
42. Munchkin Match: magic home building
43. Conquista Online II

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Is Viki Chinese?

No Viki is not Chinese. It is also known as Rakuten Viki and it is an American video streaming website whose main headquarter is situated in San Mateo, California. Other locations where this company has its offices are Singapore, Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea. Below is a brief list of information about this famous streaming website.

• Type of business - Subsidiary
• Type of site - OTT media service
• Available in - English
• Founded - 2007; 13 years ago
• Headquarters - San Mateo, California
• Founder(s) - Razmig Hovaghimian, Changseong Ho, Jiwon Moon
• Products - Streaming media (Video on demand)
• Parent - Rakuten
• URL - www.viki.com
• Advertising - Supported
• Registration - Optional
• Launched - December 2010

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