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Dimapur, Feb. 14 (EMN): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said that it has recommended the government to ban 54 more Chinese apps citing security and privacy concerns.
According to multiple sources, these 54 apps allegedly contain code to collect the real-time data of users and are being misused and transmitted to servers located in a hostile country.
Interestingly, one of the banned apps is Garena Free Fire which is actually a Singapore-based game and its developers are not Chinese. However, the government of India has added the game to the list and needless to say, users have bombarded Garena Free Fire's official Twitter handle for clarifications.
The company has yet to respond to the ban and it seems Indian users can no longer log into the game. Despite the uncertainty and lack of answers, the company is still promoting game events like "Valentine's Sale" on their social media handles.
Feel the love and spread some joy! Celebrate Valentine's Day with your friends with our exclusive offer ❤️
— Free Fire India Official (@IndiaFreeFire) February 14, 2022
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Don't miss it! Available till 15 February ⏳#FreeFire #FreeFireMax #FreeFireIndia #IndiaKaBattleRoyale #Booyah pic.twitter.com/C7eKh62IYr
It may be mentioned that the Indian government started a wave of bans on suspicious Chinese apps back in June 29, 2020. It has since banned a total of 267 apps to date and it includes popular apps like TikTok, PUBG Mobile, Alibaba, WeChat, Bigo Live, Clash of Kings and Baidu among others.
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