PUBG Banned In India Along With 118 Chinese Mobile Applications

The Ministry of Information & Technology banned 118 Chinese mobile applications including PUBG in the light of current border tension between the two countries. The government of India released a statement saying that the step is taken in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India and security. It aims to safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users.

Key Highlights

• India banned 118 Chinese apps, including PUBG
• The step is in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India
• There are over 33 million active PUBG players in India

The statement said it has received many complaints from various sources, including reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms, for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorised manner to servers located outside India.

“The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures,” the statement said.

Earlier in June, the government of India had banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Shein, and CamScanner some of the widely used apps in the country.

According to reports, there are around 33 million active PUBG players in India. A branch of South Korean video game company Bluehole developed PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds, more commonly called PUBG. It was later that China’s multinational conglomerate, Tencent, took over as its distributor and later brought it to India.

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