This is how it all started. The crackdown
has been done deriving powers under the section
69A of the Information Technology Act read
with the relevant provisions of the Information
Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking
of Access of Information by Public) Rules
2009 citing the concerns about the security,
integrity and defense of India.
The PUBG Mobile community has given rise to
professional gamers including a number of
competitive teams from India representing
the country at various global-level tournaments
and competitions. PUBG Mobile has also pushed
the live game streaming industry in India
with a large number of content creators earning
good money. A bit more on what the ban potentially
means for the more serious gamers.
The Esports Federation of India said there
was no panic in the market and that the esports
industry was not solely dependent on just
one game. The federation's director Lokesh
Suji named other games that he felt could
benefit in these games and he also said that
the game developers in India have this opportunity
to innovate in the market.
Still, social media wasn’t happy at all.
In less than an hour of the Centre's order
to ban the gaming app, people flooded the
social media as they expressed sadness over
the ban, making PUBG the top Twitter trend
in the world. Many on Twitter also wondered
if PUBG even qualified as a Chinese app.
The big question—what do I play if I cannot
play PUBG? Making things worse is the fact
that three very popular PUBG Mobile alternatives
– Creative Destruction, Cyber Hunter and
Rules of Survival, have also been banned in
India. But worry not, there are still some
alternatives you can download on your Android
phone or Apple iPhone. Garena Free Fire, Call
of Duty and more. Please check the link in
the description for official webpage reference.
