the popular game Garena free fire and 53 other apps were banned in the google play store in India. The measure decreed by the ministry of internal administration of the Indian nation is based on concerns about the country’s national security.
In any case, the Free Fire app originates from Singapore, not exactly being a Chinese app, but falling within its sphere of influence. It is one of the most popular games today, so its removal will not go unnoticed.
A total of 54 apps were removed from the Google Play Store
The removal of these applications by the Government of India was first reported by the portal. Bloombergaccounting for the country’s national security concerns, as well as the escalation of tensions between the two nations.
By 2020, India to remove over 200 Chinese apps from Play Store
We remind you, by the way, that this is not the first time that India has banned various games and other apps of Chinese origin from the Play Store for the same concerns.
In fact, in 2020 a total of 219 same-origin apps with very popular content such as TikTok, PUBG Mobile, Clash of Kings, Weibo, AliExpress, as well as Xiaomi’s Mi Community app were banned in 2020.
In short, the two local powers remain at war with rising border tensions. Thus, we see the greater attention that India gives to national security, which translates into the blockade now announced.