Government considering a ban on PUBG in India? Here's what we know so far

Following ban of 47 more Chinese apps, it has been reported that government may soon ban PlayerUnkwn's Battlegrounds (PUBG) in India. After India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in activities that are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of country last month, sources on Monday said that government has banned 47 more apps.

PUBG is one of most popular smartphone mobile games in India and many or countries. In India alone, app boasts of over 175 million downloads. app has also been subject to heavy criticism several times in past but for a different reason

According to sources, a ban on 275 apps has started to surface online a month after Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including popular ones like TikTok, UC Browser, citing data security concerns.

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An official tification regarding ban and list of applications will be released soon, sources added. Some of  apps banned by Ministry of Electronics and Information Techlogy include TikTok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite.

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China reacts to India's 'Digital Strike'

Reacting to India's ban of Chinese apps at a Chinese Foreign Ministry briefing, spokesman Zhao Lijian said, China is strongly concerned about relevant tice issued by Indian side. We are checking and verifying situation. "I want to stress that Chinese government always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international rules, local laws and regulations in ir business cooperation with foreign countries," he said.

Following India's move, or countries like Australia and US are also planning to ban Chinese apps because of security threat y possess. 

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that India's surprise move to ban 59 Chinese apps was a "digital strike." "We banned Chinese apps to protect data of countrymen; it was a digital strike," Prasad said at a BJP rally in West Bengal, news ncy Press Trust of India reported.

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