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The most played mobile game in India is called BGMI, and both the play store and the app store have removed it. In India, the government briefly outlawed BGMI. The government has temporarily banned the game and removed it from the play store and app store due to data sharing with China, which comes under Section 69A of the law. This is startling news for all BGMI fans around the nation. We’ll offer some facts about the temporary BGMI ban in this article, along with Krafton’s official statement. Why is BGMI banned in India in 2022? Is it going to get unbanned?
Media reports say that the game has been banned under the Section 69A of the IT Act. To jog your memory, it was the same act that got PUBG Mobile and other 100+ apps banned back in 2020 and then in 2021, again. So, what exactly is the IT Act?
Also Read: Can You Download BGMI APK From Official Website After BGMI Ban?
The IT Act’s Section 69A gives the government the authority to mandate the banning of public access to any information via any computer resource.
“Where the Central Government or any of its officers specially authorised by it in this behalf is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to above, it may subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct any agency of the Government or intermediary to block for access by the public or cause to be blocked for access by the public any information generated, transmitted, received, stored or hosted in any computer resource.”
While there is no official statment from the Indian government, spokespersons from the government have been giving interviews to news channels about BGMI and the ban. Senior MEITY officials discussed how many Indian agencies examined the well-known game several times before sending their findings to the government.
As far as BGMI is concerned, a malicious code was found in the app. Besides that, BGMI also asked for a lot permissions. These rights are vulnerable to abuse since compromised saved user data can be utilised for location monitoring, network harm, and microphone and camera surveillance.
Another official also added that many Chinese apps have been re-launched in the country as “old wine in a new bottle.”
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