The total number of Chinese related mobile apps banned by India reached 224.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had decided to block PUBG Mobile in view of privacy concerns. And now it is difficult to get approval to launch it again. In response to an RTI, the IT ministry said that it has not approved the launch of any website / mobile app/service and accordingly, the ministry has not allowed PUBG or PUBG Mobile India.
The ministry did not respond to additional questions in the RTI application, including whether Krafton Inc. or PUBG Corporation sought approval to relaunch PUBG Mobile or PUBG Mobile India and a list of conditions before any company to approve the application. .
Ban was imposed in September
PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite are not available for users in India from 30 October. On 2 September, India banned 118 mobile apps with Chinese connections. This included the popular game Pubg Mobile. The reasons behind this were attributed to data privacy concerns and threats to national security. This brought the total number of Chinese -related mobile apps banned by India to 224.
The company announced a comeback
After this, PUBG Corporation announced that it is preparing to launch PUBG Mobile India. This is a game made specifically for the Indian market. With this announcement, the company also informed about its future plans. In this, how will the company provide a safe playing environment for the players and will invest to increase the local video game, entertainment and IT industry in the country?
The company has not announced the release date of PUBG Mobile India yet. PUBG had told that it is working on a plan to create an Indian subsidiary to help in dialogue with the players and provide them localized services.
Source: www.financialexpress.com