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Published 07:34 IST, July 28th 2020

Hilarious PUBG memes erupts on Twitter after govt bans 47 more Chinese apps

After the Indian government banned 47 more Chinese apps, including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), netizens flooded Twitter with hilarious memes.

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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After the Indian government reportedly banned 47 more Chinese apps, including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), netizens flooded Twitter with hilarious memes. Last month, India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in activities that are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of the country and on July 27 the government reportedly banned more apps, including the popular battle royale game. The news of the possibility of PUBG Mobile being banned in the country has triggered a meme fest on social media. 

#ChineseAppBanned 

From ‘zindagi barbad ho gayi’ to boys having chest pain after hearing the news, Twitterati surely know how to channel their ‘pain’ into hilarious jokes. Twitter has erupted with memes ever since the reports of #ChinisesAppBanned surfaced. Here are some of the most trending memes; 

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PUBG is one of the most popular smartphone mobile games in India and many other countries. In India alone, the app boasts of over 175 million downloads. The app has also been subject to heavy criticism several times in the past but for a different reason. According to sources, a ban on 275 apps has started to surface online a month after the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including popular ones like TikTok, UC Browser, citing data security concerns.

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

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Updated 07:34 IST, July 28th 2020