The Ministry Of Home Affairs Has Recommended A Ban On 54 Chinese Mobile Applications, Including The Popular Game Garena Free Fire. Here Are The Details.
The Ministry Of Home Affairs Has Recommended A Ban On 54 Chinese Mobile Applications, Including The Popular Game Garena Free Fire. Interestingly Garena Free Fire Is Singapore-Based And The Developer Is Not From China. The Game Was One Of The Most Downloaded Games In India Last Year, And Had Taken Up The Space Created By PUBG Mobile After It Was Banned In September 2020. The App Was Already Removed From The Google Play Store And App Store In India, As Indianexpress.Com Had Reported Sunday.
In 2020, The Government Had Also Banned TikTok And Other Popular Short Video Apps From China. According To PTI, The Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology (MeitY) Will Formally Issue A Notification Banning The Operations Of These Apps In India.
When TikTok Was Banned On June 29, 2020, The List Included Around 59 Apps In Total. Other Popular Apps On The List Were Shareit, Shein (The Fashion Website And App), Xiaomi Mi Community, Clash Of Kings, Weibo, Likee, Etc.
Also Read: |Explained: What Is Garena Free Fire, The Game That Got Banned In India
MeitY Banned These Apps Under Section 69A Of The Information Technology Act, Which States That The Government Has The “Power To Issue Directions For Interception Or Monitoring Or Decryption Of Any Information Through Any Computer Resource.” This Is Usually When The Government Is “Satisfied That It Is Necessary Or Expedient To Do In The Interest Of The Sovereignty Or 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 Or For Investigation Of Any Offence.”
For TikTok And PUBG, The Government Had Said That These Were Being Banned “In View Of The Emergent Nature Of Threats” As “They Are Engaged In Activities Which Is Prejudicial To Sovereignty And Integrity Of India, Defence Of India, Security Of The State And Public Order.” PUBG Was Banned In September 2020, Along With 117 Other Apps. A Third List Of Banned Apps Came Out In November 2020, Which Included A Total Of 43 Apps. AliExpress Was The Most Prominent Name In That Particular List.
Also Read: |Explained: Why Did The Govt Ban More China-Linked Apps?
The Full List Of 54 Blocked Chinese Apps Is Provided Below:
1 Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD
2 Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera
3 Equalizer – Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer
4 Music Player- Music.Mp3 Player
5 Equalizer & Bass Booster – Music Volume EQ
6 Music Plus – MP3 Player
7 Equalizer Pro – Volume Booster & Bass Booster
8 Video Player Media All Format
9 Music Player – Equalizer & MP3
10 Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster
11 Music Player – MP3 Player
12 CamCard For SalesForce Ent
13 Isoland 2: Ashes Of Time Lite
14 Rise Of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
IS/APUS Security HD (Pad Version)
16 Parallel Space Lite 32 Support
17 Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker With Music
18 Nice Video Baidu
19 Tencent Xriver
20 Onmyoji Chess
21 Onmyoji Arena
22 AppLock
23 Dual Space Lite – Multiple Accounts & Clone App
24 Dual Space Pro – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
25 DualSpace Lite – 32Bit Support
26 Dual Space – 32Bit Support
27 Dual Space – 64Bit Support
28 Dual Space Pro – 32Bit Support
29 Conquer Online – MMORPG Game
30 Conquer Online Il
31 Live Weather & Radar – Alerts
32 Notes- Color Notepad, Notebook
33 MP3 Cutter – Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter
34 Voice Recorder & Voice Changer
35 Barcode Scanner – QR Code Scan
36 Lica Cam – Selfie Camera App
37 EVE Echoes
38 Astracraft
39 UU Game Booster-Network Solution For High Ping
40 Extraordinary Ones
41 Badlanders
42 Stick Fight: The Game Mobile
43 Twilight Pioneers
44 CuteU: Match With The World
45 Small World-Enjoy Groupchat And Video Chat
46 CuteU Pro
47 FancvU – Video Chat & Meetup
48 Real: Go Live. Make Friends
49 MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats
50 Real Lite -Video To Live!
51 Wink: Connect Now
52 FunChat Meet People Around You
53 FancyU Pro – Instant Meetup Through Video Chat!
54 Garena Free Fire – Illuminate
Garena Free Fire, The Popular Battle Royale Game, Has Been Banned In India Owing To National Security Threats. The App, Along With 53 Chinese Applications, Was Banned By The Indian Government Earlier Today Amid Political Tensions With China. This Is The Fifth Major Crackdown On Chinese Apps Since November 2020, When The Government Blocked 43 Apps Over The Same National Security Risk. But There’s One Thing That’s Quite Interesting, Garena Free Fire Is Not A Typical ‘Chinese App’ As It Is Developed By Singapore-Based SEA Limited.
This Time, The Biggest Shocker Is Garena Free Fire Which Gained Massive Popularity Following The Ban Of Original PUBG Mobile And PUBG Mobile Lite In September 2020. Even Though Krafton Released Battlegrounds India Last Year And PUBG New State Early This Year, Garena Free Fire Still Remains A Loyal Fanbase.
RELATED NEWS
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall And Wanda Sykes To Host The Oscars -Reports
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall And Wanda Sykes To Host The Oscars -Reports
Shares Slide, Oil Rises On Growing Ukraine Crisis
Shares Slide, Oil Rises On Growing Ukraine Crisis
What Is Garena Free Fire?
To Put It Simply, Garena Free Fire Is A Battle Royale-Style Mobile Game Where 50 Players Compete Against Each Other In A Deathmatch. Players Are Thrown Out Of A Plane Without Any Weapons, And To Ensure Their Survival, They Have To Kill Other Players. There Are Weapons All Across The Map, And You Take Your Opponent’s Artillery After Killing Them.
In Normal Mode, The Game Can Go On For As Long As There’s Only One Survivor. Garena Also Gained Popularity Among Fans For Interacting With Them Daily. The Company Offered Daily Redeem Codes That Deliver Premium Rewards To Give Them An Edge In Games.
Not Only In India But The Garena Free Fire Also Remains A Top Battle Royale Mobile Game In The US. App Growth Tracker Sensor Tower Claimed That Garena Free Fire Overtook PUBG Mobile From Tencent In Terms Of Player Spending In The US In Q1 2021. Additionally, The Action Title Clocked One Billion Downloads On Google Play In January 2022 – Becoming The First “Mobile Battle Royale Game To Achieve This Milestone”.
What Is Happening?
Garena Free Fire And Its Enhanced Version Garena Free Fire Max Remain Banned On The Apple App Store. The Max Version; However, Remains Available To Download On Google Play And Users Can Still Play The Game On Their Smartphones. It Is Unclear Whether The Vanilla Garena Free Fire Remains Playable On Smartphones, But Its Servers Will Likely Get Blocked Soon. The Same Happened To Banned Chinese Apps In India In 2020.
Interestingly, Garena Free Fire Distributor Garena International’s Official Website Claims The Company Is Based Out Of Singapore. However, The Company Has Not Clarified Why Its Name Is Highlighted In The Government Ban List For Chinese Apps.
Additionally, The Ban On Garena In India Comes A Month After A Lawsuit By PUBG Maker Krafton Became Public. Krafton Claimed That Garena Copies Elements Of PUBG And Should Be Banned From Google Play And App Store. It Also Sued Google And Apple For Not Taking Action Against Garena.
Garena Free Fire Alternatives
If You’re A Fan Of Battle Royale Games On Smartphones, The Good News Is PUBG Mobile Is Back In India In The Form Of BGMI And PUBG New State. Users Can Also Play Call Of Duty, Though The Game Is Heavy And May Not Work Smoothly On Budget Smartphones
0 Comments