PUBG video game app banned among 118 new Chinese apps

The government has blocked 118 mobile apps including PUBG which are prejudicial to India’s sovereignty and integrity, India’s defense, state security and public order.

This step will protect the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted step to ensure the safety, security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace. The 118 banned mobile apps include PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work, WeChat Reading, Cyber ​​Hunter, LifeAptor and Warpath.

The decision to ban such apps was taken by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as it has received numerous complaints from various sources, including misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for theft and sneaking users’ data There are many complaints about broadcasting from. In an unauthorized manner from servers that are located outside India. The compilation of these data, its mining and hostile elements by the national security and defense of India, which ultimately imposes on India’s sovereignty and integrity, is a very deep and urgent matter that requires emergency measures, the ministry said in a statement. .