BGMI ban: Here is the list of apps India has banned before Battlegrounds Mobile

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BGMI, otherwise known as Battlegrounds Mobile India, is the latest app to face the Indian government’s clampdown. On Thursday, the Indian government directed Google and Apple to delist BGMI from their respective app stores, sending the country’s gaming community into a frenzy. Earlier today, a Reuters report quoted sources privy to the matter to say the government imposed the ban basis the Section 69A of Indian IT laws. While a total blockade would mean the removal of BGMI servers from India’s ISPs and TSPs, the current situation is not in Krafton’s favour. Also Read — BGMI ban: Krafton shares a message for players, says working hard to resolve issues

But this is not the first time for Krafton. The Indian government issued a blanket ban on as many as 118 apps back in 2020 citing concerns that the said apps were found prejudicing the country’s sovereignty and integrity. Basically, India was concerned that those apps might be sharing data with China — the neighbouring country with which the Indian army had engaged in a skirmish back then. PUBG Mobile was one of those apps. Since its publisher is Tencent Games, a Chinese company, the government refused to budge even after several requests from the gamer community and Krafton, which is the owner of the PUBG IP. Also Read — BGMI ban confirmed: Check alternatives on Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Krafton could not lose a market as lucrative as India, where gaming, over the past few years, boomed to become a multi-dollar business. The South Korean company addressed the issues that it considered could irk the government. For instance, it severed ties with Tencent Games over publishing rights of PUBG Mobile in India. After several rounds of talks, Krafton managed to convince