Fact Check: Is COD Mobile banned in India? Game removed from App Store
COD Mobile, the popular battle royale title published by Activision, has been delisted from the Apple App Store today. This new development has taken the entire community by storm as the game continues to remain available on the Google Play Store.
Indian fans had been subjected to abrupt removals of this sort in the past. This undoubtedly brings back the nightmare of the bans placed on Free Fire and BGMI, which have caused havoc in the entire mobile gaming community.
Thus, this delisting has led to questions and rumors over whether the game is banned in India or not.
The question of whether or not COD Mobile is restricted in India has a fairly straightforward response. Due to the fact that the game is no longer available on App Stores anywhere in the world, it can be quickly concluded that Activision's battle royale title is not explicitly banned in India but is not available to anyone in general.
The query of why COD Mobile was removed through the store is echoed by gamers on multiple social media platforms as there is barely any clarity about the same. It has also spurred a discussion on the official subreddit and Discord server, where fans have posed similar questions.
Fortunately, users have not yet reported any issues with the services, regardless of the platform. As a result, all who have COD Mobile installed on iOS devices can continue to play the game without interruption.
Furthermore, in light of this withdrawal, many gamers believe that this is plainly an error. However, the availability of the battle royale title on the Google Play Store has given rise to a few serious questions.
Due to this disparity in availability on the platforms, one possible explanation for this removal could be a violation of Apple's App Store
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