Why PUBG is not banned in India: Know why the game is not on the list of banned apps

Indian government recently banned 59 Chinese applications. se 59 Chinese apps reportedly compromised safety and security of user data and privacy of Indians.  move is result of rising unrest between India and China after border clash at Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Many users of multiplayer survival game have been wondering why PUBG was t banned in India.  Along with PUBG Mobile, COD Mobile is also t banned in India.  n-inclusion of PUBG confused many Indian gamers who kw that game has a strong Chinese connection. Out of 59 banned Chinese mobile applications, some popular ones included apps like TikTok, ShareIt, UC browser and even Cam Scanner. Re on to find why Player Unkwn’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) did t find a mention in list of banned apps in India. 

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Why PUBG is t banned in India? 

PUBG is t banned in India as it is t entirely Chinese. multiplayer survival game is actually created and mand by a company named Bluehoole which is originally a South Korean organisation. It was just after popularity of game, that Tencent (which is a Chinese conglomerate), decided to collaborate with South Korean company and market ir game in China. After which, Tencent held a large proportion of game's distribution. In India as well, game is distributed by Tencent Holdings. So only justification of why game wasn't on banned list is due to its mixed ownership, since its t entirely Chinese. 

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Ministry of Information Techlogy invoked its power under "section 69A of Information Techlogy Act re with relevant provisions of Information Techlogy (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009". government n decided to ban 59 Chinese apps which posed as a threat to India's data security breach. move is aimed at safeguarding interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users as mentioned by Ministry of Electronics & IT said in its official statement.

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