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With PUBG Mobile Ban in India, Gamers Are in a Fix
After Tik-Tok Indian government bans PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) along with 118 different applications with Chinese developers or publishers. Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology stated the apps are “banned under section 69A of the Information Technology Act”. The government said that it has “decided to block 118 mobile apps since in view of the information available they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order.”
PUBG is an online multiplayer battle royale game. It was developed by South Korean developer and published by Bluehole. However, the mobile version of the game is published and distributed by Tencent a Chinese company.
The Reach and the Loss—
The PUBG mobile was released in India in 2018 and its counter-parts such as PUBG Mobile Light was released later. The Light version was launched to expand the user reach of the game. And make the game accessible to users who do not possess high-end phones or don't have fast internet services due to their rural geographical locations.
