<s>
SHAREit	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
content	O
streaming	O
and	O
gaming	O
platform	O
that	O
supports	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
sharing	O
of	O
files	O
and	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAREit	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
at	O
its	O
initial	O
stage	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
spun	O
off	O
and	O
operated	O
under	O
a	O
separate	O
Singapore	O
based	O
technology	O
company	O
Smart	O
Media4U	O
Technology	O
Pte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAREit	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
released	O
under	O
Lenovo	O
before	O
its	O
ownership	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
Smart	O
Media4U	O
Technology	O
based	O
in	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAREit	B-Protocol
later	O
introduced	O
entertainment	O
features	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
watch	O
videos	O
by	O
collaborating	O
with	O
entertainment	O
providers	O
such	O
as	O
Times	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
acquired	O
South	O
India	O
OTT	O
platform	O
Fastfilmz	O
app	O
and	O
appointed	O
the	O
founder	O
Karam	O
Malhotra	O
as	O
the	O
Partner	O
&	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
upgrade	O
of	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
from	O
peer	O
to	O
peer	O
file	O
and	O
content	O
sharing	O
app	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
gaming	O
center	O
was	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
HTML5	O
games	O
and	O
gaming	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Indian	O
Defence	O
Ministry	O
raised	O
security	O
concern	O
against	O
42	O
popular	O
apps	O
including	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
,	O
WeChat	B-Application
,	O
Mi	O
Store	O
,	O
Truecaller	B-Application
and	O
ordered	O
its	O
armed	O
forces	O
to	O
uninstall	O
all	O
such	O
apps	O
from	O
their	O
phones	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAREit	B-Protocol
denied	O
the	O
allegation	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
security	O
metadata	O
integration	O
program	O
with	O
Google	O
ensures	O
that	O
all	O
apps	O
transferred	O
through	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
are	O
screened	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
certified	O
malware	O
free	O
before	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
between	O
devices	O
through	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Indian	O
government	O
announced	O
the	O
ban	O
of	O
59	O
apps	O
including	O
SHAREit	B-Protocol
,	O
TikTok	B-Application
,	O
UC	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
,	O
Weibo	O
,	O
Xender	O
as	O
tensions	O
along	O
the	O
Line	O
of	O
Actual	O
Control	O
(	O
LAC	O
)	O
in	O
Ladakh	O
sparked	O
fatal	O
face-off	O
between	O
the	O
Indian	O
and	O
Chinese	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
