Google suspends China’s Pinduoduo app on security concerns

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Google suspends China’s Pinduoduo app on security concerns​

(Source: Reuters/Florence Lo)
By Baranjot Kaur and Abinaya Vijayaraghavan
March 24, 2023< 1 mins read

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Alphabet’s Google suspended the Play version of PDD Holdings Inc’s Pinduoduo app for security concerns, after malware issues were found on versions of the Chinese e-commerce app outside Google’s app store, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,” the spokesperson said in a statement, adding that the Play version of the app has been suspended for security concerns.
Google Play Protect scans Android devices with Google Play Services for potentially harmful apps and works to prevent the installation of malicious apps.

“Google Play has informed us this morning that Pinduoduo App has been temporarily suspended as the current version is not compliant with Google’s Policy, but has not shared more details,” a Pinduoduo spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.
There are several other apps that have been suspended by Google Play, Pinduoduo said, adding that there are multiple reasons an app is temporarily suspended. Google did not immediately respond to a query on the suspension of other apps on the Play store.
PDD Holdings’ shares fell 1.8 per cent in premarket trading on Tuesday.
The development comes amid efforts by the US government to bolster its cyber defenses in the face of a steady increase in hacking and digital crimes targeting the country.
The government recently announced a new cybersecurity strategy that named China and Russia as the most prominent threats to the United States.

• Reporting by Baranjot Kaur and Abinaya Vijayaraghavan in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, of Reuters.

 

[laksaboy]

No worries CCP/Tiong fanboys, you can download the Pinduoduo app apk here and then sideload it on your Android phone.

https://m.apkpure.com/拼多多/com.xunmeng.pinduoduo/download

You can also download the apk file on you computer, manually change the .apk file extension to .zip, then open the file normally like a typical zip file. Have fun digging its innards!

 

[blackmondy]

Why no balls to ban TikTok ?

 

[laksaboy]

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Oh dear, I wonder if he has invested in Pinduoduo?

 

[laksaboy]

Why no balls to ban TikTok ?

Relac lah, akan datang. Also, Zoom.

 

[searcher1]

USA can just say all Chinese Companies in America are security concern.
They will need to sell out their shares holding to a American, screened & approved person/organization

 

[laksaboy]

USA can just say all Chinese Companies in America are security concern.
They will need to sell out their shares holding to a American, screened & approved person/organization

Almost all Chinese companies will be driven out. It's only a matter of time.

Should have thought of this day before letting China join the WTO in 2001.

 

[searcher1]

It is inevitable that China will rise, instead of blocking them ... USA should work together with the Chinese.
Now that their biggest fear have come, Russia & China brother brother. Saudi & Iran have peace agreement.
Middle East no need to buy weapon & defense against each other, money can be put into real good use, infrastructure building, trade.
More Countries are joining BRICS+, no need to use USD as global reserve currency, welcome these ... having competition is always good for the People

 

[LaoHongBiscuit]

this app only for china people

 

[laksaboy]

It is inevitable that China will rise, instead of blocking them ... USA should work together with the Chinese.
Now that their biggest fear have come, Russia & China brother brother. Saudi & Iran have peace agreement.
Middle East no need to buy weapon & defense against each other, money can be put into real good use, infrastructure building, trade.
More Countries are joining BRICS+, no need to use USD as global reserve currency, welcome these ... having competition is always good for the People

You can't work with a devil, it will betray you. USA found out the hard way when it foolishly brought China into the WTO back in 2001.

Anyway, China's rise is not inevitable and this will not be a China century. Hope shills like George Yeo are alive to witness the demise of their beloved 祖国.