Report finds that Koreans are avid users of Chinese apps

Article: Despite the "Be sure to delete" warning, Koreans love Chinese apps

Source: Herald Economy

Article reveals an analytics report by Mobile Index that shows monthly active users for popular Chinese app 'Tik Tok' increased from 3.77 million in July last year to 4.13 million this year. Currently, 8 out of every 100 Koreans use Tik Tok at least once a month. 

Tik Tok frequently offers promotions to get more users to sign up with one ad stating, "You can get up to 400,000 won if you invite a friend. If you don't download TikTok, you're a fool!"

In August last year, a list of 'Must Delete Chinese Apps' with 50-70 app icons written by Korean users spread on social media and online communities. The list encouraged users to delete Chinese apps listed stating, "If you use Chinese apps, there's a risk your personal information will be leaked." 

Meanwhile, Chinese apps Tik Tok, Ali Express and Xiao Mi's 'Red Mi Note 8' phone have been under suspicion of collecting personal information to include user's voice and face characteristics, biometrics, card information, internet browsing history and app usage records sending them over to remote servers in Singapore and Russia. 

1. [+3,811, -637] That's because pro-Chinese, pro-North Korean kids are downloading them
2. [+1,347, -51] WeChat, TikTok, and 快手 are all censored in China. I was harassed and received calls from 96110 twice today. People who know Chinese, search 96110. Don't install Chinese apps, idiots! They monitor all your personal information and conversations..
3. [+663, -45] Kids are downloading these apps because they like them not realizing their personal information is being sold..CCP out!!! Taiwan and Hong Kong, fighting!!
4. [+237, -7] No, isn't Naver problematic too? Why is it only China getting mentioned here. Both are one and the sameㅋㅋㅋ
5. [+177, -7] Shouldn't responsibility be put on Human Rights / Korea Communications / NIS to delete, blacklist and ban apps from the Chinese? Why are consumers getting blamed? 
6. [+136, -14] Even now middle and high schoolers are downloading these apps in droves and making 40,000 won for each recommendation. Fake second-hand apps are popping out everywhere too. We need to investigate this. 
7. [+10, -2] In our country, people will sell their bodies and betray entire families and friends if you give enough moneyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8. [+8, -1] We keep trending 'Boycott Japan' but doing nothing with China because of Koreans love for Chinaㅋㅋ