After TikTok Ban In India, PUBG Mobile Players Are Wondering If Their Game Will Be Banned Next
Now that Tik Tok has been banned, a lot of people actually seem to be happy about it. However, PUBG Mobile users are starting to see some similarities between this ban and the one on their game a little while ago. And they¡¯re already making plans.
Now that Tik Tok has been banned, a lot of people actually seem to be happy about it.
However, PUBG Mobile users are starting so see some similarities between this ban and the one on their game a little while ago. And these PUBG fans are already making contingency plans for the worse, if it came to that.
Some are talking about going back to older games like Left for Dead, Call of Duty, and GTA V. Others talk about protesting if that happens (though it's debatable how serious they are). Still others figure they can just use VPN services on their smartphones to connect and play anyway.
Don't give a fuck about tiktok ban , but pubg ban hua to talwarein chal jayegi.
¡ª Narayan Abhishek (@NarayanAbhishe3) April 17, 2019
Tooofan aayega fir.#pubglover thoko like.
Well I am not tiktok user but what's going in our country they initially ban PUBG in some states of India then they removed ban of PUBG now they ban TikTok and Jio ban telegram official website (https://t.co/atiVt49VtK) it's India don't make it china,Iran
¡ª Aniket Dudhe (@cyberlord_276) April 17, 2019
TikTok, Pubg ban are just to test the waters, once people get accustomed to these bans, more will follow.
¡ª Bharat Ek Mauj (@BharatEkMauj) April 18, 2019
That's a good idea it seems, seeing that the authorities are already making a move to ban the popular smartphone game. The Rajkot police, who previously imposed a temporary ban on PUBG Mobile earlier this year, are apparently trying to do it again. This time they're seeking a more permanent solution by requesting Google to take the app down from the Play Store here in India.
The Rajkot police apparently wrote to Google asking them to block the app for IP addresses in the area. Supposedly, they sent the letter when the ban was first implemented in March.
They still have no clear reason for implementing a ban on the game aside from vague claims of "it spoils children", "makes kids violent", and "disrupts studies".
Till now, no court in India has made any ruling on PUBG Mobile in any capacity either, so the police can't really act on their own -- and without a complaint. Nonetheless, PUBG players are worried and preparing for the eventuality of "If not PUBG then what?"
In a PUBG Mobile India group on Facebook, users are suggesting alternate games to play or installing VPN to get around the PUBG ban -- if that eventually happened.
Thankfully, it seems Google hasn't responded to Rajkot Police's request yet, and they're not likely to without good reason. We predicted this would happen, but it's still a scary thought to consider just how quickly we're moving from singular app bans to complete censorship.
