10 famous apps and websites that are banned in china but has an alternative.

Recently India banned 59 Chinese apps. However, ban on international apps and websites is not new in china. China follows very strict Internet censorship, known as great firewall of china, existing since more than a decade. 

Chinese government monitors content and the world's most popular apps and website are not easily accessible. Though China has never revealed and acknowledged details about its tight grip on Internet, the policy reportedly includes blocking of certain IP addresses, filtering specific URLs and keywords.

List of famous apps and websites banned in China

1. Google

The world's most popular searche engine is blocked in China. Baidu is Google's rival in China.

2. Facebook

Most used social media platform in the world is banned in china. WeChat is the largest social media platform in china.

3. Twitter

Famous micro-blogging website Twitter too is banned in China. Weibo is Twitter's rival in china.

4. YouTube

Google owned Video sharing platform YouTube too is banned. YouTube's rival in china is Youku.com, a subsidiary of Alibaba and Tencent video.

5. Instagram

Photo sharing platform Instagram is banned in china as its parent company Facebook. Tencent owned WeChat is said to be a mix of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

6. Gmail

World's most popular email service Gmail is banned in china. It can't be accessed from anywhere within the country.

7. WhatsApp

World's no. 1 messaging app Whatsapp is banned in china. Tencent owned instant messaging app QQ is popular in China.

8. Google Maps

Google maps is banned in China. The map developed by Baidu search engine is widely considered the most popularly- used map in China.

9. Quora

The question and answer website and app is banned in china. Zhihu is rival of quora in china.

10. Tinder 

One of the most used dating app is banned in china. Momo is the most popular dating app in china.