India used IT law takedown provision to block Krafton game - source

KRAFTON

29/07/2022 05:25

NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - India's government blocked
access to Krafton's battle-royale game BGMI under the same
provision of its IT law which it has invoked since 2020 to ban
Chinese apps on grounds of national security, a source with
direct knowledge of the matter said.
    The section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to
block public access to content in the interest of national
security, among other reasons. Orders issued under the section
are generally confidential in nature.

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