Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Concerns over data sharing in China led India to block Krafton's Battlegrounds Mobile India
By Basit Ansari
<p>A well-known battle-royale game from Krafton Inc. was barred in India by the government because it was worried about data sharing and mining in China. BGMI was blocked by New Delhi using its authority under Indian IT law, which it has been using since 2020 to impose restrictions on a number of other Chinese apps due to national security concerns. The app was taken down from the Google Play Store and the App Store of Alphabet Inc.</p>
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