India blocks Krafton game over data sharing concerns -govt source

KRAFTON

29/07/2022 08:13

NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - India's government has
blocked Krafton's online multiplayer battle game BGMI because of
concerns it was sharing data with China, a senior government
official told Reuters.
    The source declined to be named as the decision had not been
announced publicly.
    India invoked section 69A of IT law for the removal, the
source added. The law allows the government to block public
access to content in the interest of national security, among
other reasons. 

 (Reporting by Aditya Kalra in New Delhi
Editing by David Goodman
)
 ((aditya.kalra@thomsonreuters.com;))