Why Is Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Banned In India?

On 29th June 2020, the Ministry of Entertainment & Information Technology issued an order to ban 59 mobile apps in India, including your favorite mobile MOBA game, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The Ministry states that these apps are prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity, defense of India, security to state and public order.

The Ministry of Entertainment & IT received many complaints regarding misuse of some mobile apps available on mobile devices (both Android and iOS) for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorized manner to servers located outside India.

The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures.

Ministry of Entertainment & IT

After considering the threat as mentioned above, Ministry of Entertainment & IT used its power under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 with relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009.

Section 69A of the Information Technology Act gives 'Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.' So in view of the emergent nature of threats due to such apps, the Ministry decided to block 59 Apps in India including Mobile Legends, as they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security to state and public order.

Apart from that, as you all know about Galwan Valley Face-off between India and China, that took place on 16th June 2020. After this, the relations between India and China are going through tough times. Since then, an initiative has been taken by the people of India to boycott Chinese products and give vocal for local in order to increase the economic conditions of India.

As a part of this initiative, people are removing Chinese apps from there mobile phones and goods from their homes. To support India's people in the initiative, the ban on Mobile Legends and 58 other Chinese apps can be considered an unofficial boycott of Chinese apps. You can find out, how Mobile Legends is a Chinese app here.

List of Chinese Apps Banned In India

1. TikTok
2. Shareit
3. Kwai
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Helo
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browers
14. Virus Cleaner
15. APUS Browser
16. ROMWE
17. Club Factory
18. Newsdog
19. Beutry Plus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender
25. QQ Music
26. QQ Newsfeed
27. Bigo Live
28. SelfieCity
29. Mail Master
30. Parallel Space
31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
35. Meitu
36. Vigo Video
37. New Video Status
38. DU Recorder
39. Vault- Hide
40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
41. DU Cleaner
42. DU Browser
43. Hago Play With New Friends
44. Cam Scanner
45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
46. Wonder Camera
47. Photo Wonder
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

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