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No Direct Flights, Ban On Apps: Areas Hit By India-China's Strained Ties
India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier, aiming to resolve a fouryear military standoff, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said
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Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
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TikTok Usage Banned on Irish Government Devices Amid Cybersecurity Concerns
Irish government has been recommended to not use TikTok on official devices. A number of Western countries including Britain, the US and other European Union member states have barred TikTok over security concerns. The EU's two biggest policymaking institutions also banned the app last month.
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China’s CBDC Bets on User Privacy and Fund Safety, Central Bank Governor Explains Design
China’s CBDC was designed to focus on user privacy and ensuring financial security. Safeguarding user privacy and zeroing-in on ensuring financial security for the people were the two key features that were given most importance, Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) revealed to the media. China launched a special app of e-...
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Garena Free Fire Probe: Enforcement Directorate Searches Premises, Freezes Bank Accounts of Coda Payments
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it had searched the premises of Coda Payments India, the distributor for Free Fire, the popular battle royale game that was banned in India earlier this year. The agency also announced via Twitter that it had frozen Coda's bank account with a balance of Rs. 685.3 million. Garena Free Fire was one of ...
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Ban to Be Temporary, Will Make a Comeback, Claims Skyesports CEO
Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports, claims that the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) ban is temporary. He is seemingly positive that the game would soon make a comeback in India. Nandy added that TikTok could also return to India soon.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. 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. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter Could Face Hurdles in Asia
For Elon Musk and Twitter, Asia is a huge growth opportunity, but also a challenge. Musk's censorship scrapping policy on Twitter will see a plethora of perplexing regulations, wielded by sometimes authoritarian governments, pushed to the limits by a horde of first-time internet users.
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PUBG and BGMI Are the Same, Tencent Misled Indian Government, Should Be Banned: NGO
PUBG and BGMI are the same, and Tencent has misled the Indian government, Prahar, a non-profit organisation called Prahar has claimed, seeking a ban on PUBG/ BGMI. Citing documents with MCA, Abhay Mishra, President of Prahar, says Krafton and PUBG India Pvt. Ltd has the same representative in the country.
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Ladakh Stand-Off To Mobile App Ban: The Strained India-China Relationship
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for talks on Friday, the highest-level meetings since border clashes two years ago strained diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants.
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What China Said After India Banned 54 More Apps That Threaten Security
China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India's ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner.
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Garena Free Fire, AppLock, 52 More Chinese Apps Banned by India Over National Security Issues
Government has ordered to ban 54 apps including Tencent’s Xriver and gaming firm NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena that have links to China and pose threat to the country’s security, according to sources. Google and Apple have been informed to block access to these apps.
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India Bans 54 More Chinese Apps That Threaten Security
India banned 54 Chinese apps that pose threat to the country's security, the ministry of electronics and information technology said today.
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China’s Regulatory Crackdown at a Glance: From Bitcoin to Celebrity Fan Clubs — Nothing’s Off the Table
China has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on its tech companies, leaving startups and decades-old firms alike operating in a new, uncertain environment.
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Positive Step In Right Direction: China On US Revoking TikTok, WeChat Ban
A relieved China on Thursday welcomed the US move to drop the Trump-era executive orders to ban its popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying it is a "positive step in the right direction".
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No Direct Flights, Ban On Apps: Areas Hit By India-China's Strained Ties
India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier, aiming to resolve a fouryear military standoff, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said
-
Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
-
TikTok Usage Banned on Irish Government Devices Amid Cybersecurity Concerns
Irish government has been recommended to not use TikTok on official devices. A number of Western countries including Britain, the US and other European Union member states have barred TikTok over security concerns. The EU's two biggest policymaking institutions also banned the app last month.
-
China’s CBDC Bets on User Privacy and Fund Safety, Central Bank Governor Explains Design
China’s CBDC was designed to focus on user privacy and ensuring financial security. Safeguarding user privacy and zeroing-in on ensuring financial security for the people were the two key features that were given most importance, Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) revealed to the media. China launched a special app of e-...
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Garena Free Fire Probe: Enforcement Directorate Searches Premises, Freezes Bank Accounts of Coda Payments
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it had searched the premises of Coda Payments India, the distributor for Free Fire, the popular battle royale game that was banned in India earlier this year. The agency also announced via Twitter that it had frozen Coda's bank account with a balance of Rs. 685.3 million. Garena Free Fire was one of ...
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Ban to Be Temporary, Will Make a Comeback, Claims Skyesports CEO
Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports, claims that the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) ban is temporary. He is seemingly positive that the game would soon make a comeback in India. Nandy added that TikTok could also return to India soon.
-
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. 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. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter Could Face Hurdles in Asia
For Elon Musk and Twitter, Asia is a huge growth opportunity, but also a challenge. Musk's censorship scrapping policy on Twitter will see a plethora of perplexing regulations, wielded by sometimes authoritarian governments, pushed to the limits by a horde of first-time internet users.
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PUBG and BGMI Are the Same, Tencent Misled Indian Government, Should Be Banned: NGO
PUBG and BGMI are the same, and Tencent has misled the Indian government, Prahar, a non-profit organisation called Prahar has claimed, seeking a ban on PUBG/ BGMI. Citing documents with MCA, Abhay Mishra, President of Prahar, says Krafton and PUBG India Pvt. Ltd has the same representative in the country.
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Ladakh Stand-Off To Mobile App Ban: The Strained India-China Relationship
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for talks on Friday, the highest-level meetings since border clashes two years ago strained diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants.
-
What China Said After India Banned 54 More Apps That Threaten Security
China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India's ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner.
-
Garena Free Fire, AppLock, 52 More Chinese Apps Banned by India Over National Security Issues
Government has ordered to ban 54 apps including Tencent’s Xriver and gaming firm NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena that have links to China and pose threat to the country’s security, according to sources. Google and Apple have been informed to block access to these apps.
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India Bans 54 More Chinese Apps That Threaten Security
India banned 54 Chinese apps that pose threat to the country's security, the ministry of electronics and information technology said today.
-
China’s Regulatory Crackdown at a Glance: From Bitcoin to Celebrity Fan Clubs — Nothing’s Off the Table
China has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on its tech companies, leaving startups and decades-old firms alike operating in a new, uncertain environment.
-
Positive Step In Right Direction: China On US Revoking TikTok, WeChat Ban
A relieved China on Thursday welcomed the US move to drop the Trump-era executive orders to ban its popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying it is a "positive step in the right direction".
