According to media reports, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a "show cause notice" to three mobile apps - Battlegrounds Mobile India, Pokemon Go, and Honour of Kings - asking them to reply within 10 days. The DoT is apparently looking into complaints about the apps for allegedly encouraging violence, among other things. According to reports in The Quint and NDTV Profit, the game might be delisted from app stores due to these complaints.
Reasons for Ban on BGMI
- Battlegrounds mobile live India is one of the most played games in the world. It was banned because of some specific reasons and one of these reasons was that you have to fight with live people while playing this game. Moreover, there are a lot of users who are having real data that they can use in this game.
- The Indian government's ban on the popular game Battlegrounds in India has been met with some resistance from fans. This follows a court ruling that prohibits the use of certain titles on a number of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets.
- Mobile game Battlegrounds was banned from the Appstore in India today. The ban is causing a great deal of controversy, as the mobile app is a globally popular game that has garnered millions of players worldwide, with no apparent reason or trigger point for this ban.
- Battlegrounds Mobile India was banned because the community that built it, had poor moderation and a lack of social responsibility.
- Battlegrounds Mobile India was banned because it constitutes an offense to the integrity of the competitive sport and its participants, which is prohibited by the Indian Broadcasting Standards Authority.
- The reason for the ban on BGMI is that it was found to be a threat to national security and public order.
- We are committed to creating a fair environment on our battlefields with measures against spoiling, cheating, and trolling. This won't be possible if you don't play by the rules, so we stand firm with our policies against it.
Unbanning BGMI
- Battlegrounds Mobile India will be unbanning on August 31st. The World Cup update brings with it new community features and other updates, including the ability to control which gold content you receive from the game.
- Battlegrounds Mobile India aims to become the primary platform because of ease of use and the unbanning of the same.
- It's been a while since we last talked and I've got some news. First, Battlegrounds Mobile India is going to be unbanning on August 31st. We did this as an apology for the inconvenience that we've caused you over the past few months. The World Cup update brings with it new community features and other updates, including the ability to choose which gold content you receive from the game.
- We're happy to announce that the India servers will be unbanning at the end of August. Our World Cup Update comes with a key feature — player-to-player trading. You can now trade with other players on your server and get gold that way. You decide which item rewards you receive and which ones you don't! We've also made improvements to our drafting system and optimized the chat system, among other changes. We have introduced a number of new social commands to make it easier for you to communicate with other players.