Battlegrounds Mobile India game also blocked, Govt’s IT Act obstruction or something else? | Battlegrounds Mobile India game also blocked Govts IT Act obstruction or something else

New Delhi : It has been a long time since the battle royale format mobile game PUBG was banned in India. Many Chinese apps (Chinese App) was banned in India. The publishing company of PUBG was Chinese Tencent Games. After this PUBG BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) along the lines of a new game. South Korean developer Crafton has released this game in India (India) was brought. Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc has banned this game in India on Thursday. Suddenly the game disappeared from the Google Play Store and App Store on Thursday without any information or scare. Its reasons are then discussed. This is being looked at from different angles. There has also been a lot of discussion lately. So we are going to give you more information about this.

Some orders are confidential

According to some reports, there may be similar reasons behind the ban on BGMI. The game has reportedly been removed under the government’s new IT Act. According to a report by Reuters, the government has asked to remove Crafton’s game under the provisions of the IT Act. In the report, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said that the government has mentioned the same provisions in this case as well. This led to a ban on Chinese apps in 2020. Experts say that under Section 69A of India’s IT Act, the central government has the power to restrict access to certain content on the grounds of national security and other reasons. Orders made under this section are generally kept confidential.

What about other reports?

According to a report by Reuters, on Thursday, a Google spokesperson said that Crafton’s game has been blocked following the order of the Indian government. South Korean company Crafton launched a new mobile game in India, Battleground Mobile India, in July last year to replace the popular mobile game PUBG. Registration for this has started from 18 May 2021.

118 mobile applications block including PUBG

In September 2020, the Indian government blocked 118 mobile applications, including PUBG, citing threats to the nation’s sovereignty, integrity and security. Subsequently, Crafton’s subsidiary PUBG Corporation had said that China’s Tencent Games would henceforth be authorized to distribute the PUBG Mobile franchise in India. After this, the preparations for launching a new game for the Indian market began.