India blocks “PUBG Mobile” and “Arena of Valor”, among more than 100 other apps of Chinese origin.
On June 29, we repeated the news: the Indian government wiped 59 Chinese apps off the map, including TikTok and WeChat. The reason for this ban was that the apps could be “harmful to India’s sovereignty and integrity, India’s defence, national security and public order”, a ban that dealt a serious blow to software of Chinese origin. Now in a second hit India blocks more than 100 appsincluding PUBG Mobile, one of the most popular games in the world.
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The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (IT) has published a new list with a total of 118 applications. Again, “security reasons” are used, which also means that they have received “many complaints from various sources, including several complaints about the misuse of some mobile applications” on Android and iOS to “steal and secretly send data from unauthorized users Servers outside India“.
India’s second strike against Chinese apps
India blocked a total of 118 apps, including PUBG Mobile and Arena Of Valor. two of the most popular games on the mobile market. The ministry ensures that the decision is taken on security grounds, given “the nature of the threats”. According to the government, they have “received complaints and multiple complaints” that some of these apps are allegedly sending data to servers outside India.
“The Department of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India invokes its jurisdiction under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act (Procedure and Precautions to Block Access to Information by the Public) 2009 standards and in view of the Given the emerging nature of the threats, it has decided to block 118 mobile applications (see attachment) as, according to available information, they are involved in activities harmful to India’s sovereignty and integrity, India’s Defense and State Security and Public Order. “
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PUBG Mobile is the most talked about name on this list, a major blow to Tencent’s offering. It’s also strange that other PUBG Mobile sister games like Call Of Duty: Mobile haven’t been banned. In the case of PUBG Mobile, according to Sensor Tower data, it has been downloaded more than 175 million times (July 2020 data) and has generated more than $1 billion in revenue worldwide.
The popular game complements the previous ban, in which big names such as TikTok, WeChat or Xiaomi Video Call fell. This presupposes that the second major strike against Chinese software in India.
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List of new apps blocked by Indian government
Message Blocking (SMS Blocking) – Gallery Vault Development Team
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Hide app – Hide app icon
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LivU Meet new people and video chat with strangers
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Carrom Friends: Carrom Board and Pool Game
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Ludo All Star – Play online ludo games and board games
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Bike Racing: Moto Traffic Rider Bike Racing Games
Mobile Taobao
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Source: Sama Game
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