Friday, July 29, 2022

India used deactivation provision of IT law to block Krafton game - source


NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - The Indian government has blocked access to Krafton's battle royale game BGMI under the same provision of its IT law it has invoked since 2020 to ban Chinese apps on national security grounds to ban a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Section 69A of India's IT Act allows the government to block public access to content in the interests of national security, among others. Orders placed under this section are generally confidential in nature.

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Reporting by Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Jacqueline Wong

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