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PUBG Mobile [a] is a free-to-play ... On 2 September 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned PUBG Mobile in India amid the 2020 China ...
PUBG Mobile was banned because of extreme violence. The move came after a direction from the states of Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir seeking a ban on the game, as it was claimed to affect the minds of youths.
On 2 September 2020, [15] the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India banned PUBG Mobile, along with 117 Chinese applications, [16] citing activities that were prejudicial and a threat to India's sovereignty, integrity, defence, state security, and public order [16] under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang was one of top grossing mobile games in India. [60] On September 2, 2020, the Indian government banned PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite, and over 100 other Chinese apps. [10] They believed the apps were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting user data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside ...
PUBG: Battlegrounds (previously known as Player Unknown's Battlegrounds) is a 2017 battle royale game developed by PUBG Studios and published by Krafton.The game, which was inspired by 2000's Japanese film Battle Royale, is based on previous mods created by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games, and expanded into a standalone game under Greene's creative direction.
In June 2020, in retaliation for a military clash between Indian and Chinese troops in a disputed territory along their shared border between Ladakh and western China, the Indian government banned around 60 mobile apps published by Chinese companies. This most notably included TikTok, WeChat, and mobile games such as PUBG Mobile.
In August 2020, Stalwart Esports' PUBG Mobile division made their first appearance in PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) Fall Split 2020 and claimed 3rd position, advancing to Season 2 of PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) South Asia. [citation needed] However, in the wake of recent India-China disputes, PUBG Mobile was banned in India from 2 September ...
In September 2020, the Government of India banned PUBG Mobile in the country along with several apps published by Chinese vendors, in this case Tencent Games, due to data privacy issues. To relaunch the game back in India, Krafton took back the control of Intellectual Property (IP) of the game for the Indian region from Tencent.