India’s ministry of electronics and information technology has issued freshnotices to make permanent a ban imposed on video app TikTok and 58 otherChinese apps in June, Indian media reported late on Monday.

When it first imposed the ban, the Indian government gave the 59 apps achance to explain their position on compliance with privacy and securityrequirements, the Times of India reported on Monday.

The companies, which include ByteDance’s popular video-sharing app TikTok,Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, and Alibaba’s UC Browser, were also asked torespond to a list of questions, the newspaper said.

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“The government is not satisfied with the response/explanation given bythese companies. Hence, the ban for these 59 apps is permanent now,”business newspaper Livemint quoted a source familiar with the notices assaying. It said the notices were issued last week.

The ministry’s June order stated that the apps were “prejudicial tosovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of thestate and public order”.

The order, which India referred to as a “digital strike”, followed askirmish with Chinese troops at a disputed Himalayan border site when 20Indian soldiers were killed.

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In September, India banned another 118 mobile apps, including Tencent’spopular videogame PUBG, as it stepped up the pressure on Chinese technologycompanies following the standoff at the border.

A TikTok representative told the Economic Times newspaper that the companywas evaluating the notice and will respond to it as appropriate.

The ministry of electronics and information technology could not be reachedfor comment outside regular working hours. TikTok did not respond to arequest for comment.