BGMI is banned in India? Here’s the truth; read
BGMI is banned in India; Latest News, and There’s Some Good News For Fans
The government has yet to point an official statement explaining why BGMI is banned in India. But the real that it has forced Google and Apple to remove the BGMI game from their respective app stores via an order citing Section 69A of the IT Act indicates that the government regards the BGMI game as a cyber threat.
According to an earlier report by News18, a senior government official stated that the BGMI app is found to be communicating with servers located in China, either directly or indirectly. “The analysis also revealed that this application contains malicious code and obtains a slew of critical permissions. Which could be exploite for compromising user data for surveillance via camera/microphone, location tracking. And malicious network activities,” a senior government official told News18 on condition of anonymity.
There’s no denying that BGMI will have to comply with local laws in order to do business in India. But what’s interesting is that Krafton knew this would happen sooner or later.
But, if you’re a BGMI fan, chances are you already have the game downloaded on your smartphone and can play it whenever you want.
Having said that, the good news is that Krafton is not giving up hope and intends to remain in the Indian market after complying with local laws. When PUBG Mobile was ban in India in 2020, it only took Krafton 10 months to re-enter the Indian gaming market with BGMI. Even now, Krafton is assuring Indian gamers. Krafton stated in an official statement, “We kindly request that you wait to hear from us. We will keep you updated on any further developments.
The full Krafton statement on the BGMI ban in India is as follows. We are commit to the Indian market also are optimistic about the opportunities there. The security also privacy of our users’ data is extremely important to us at KRAFTON, Inc. We have always capitulated with all Indian laws also regulations. Including data protection laws also regulations, and will continue to do so.
