Apple, Google remove Bitchat in India on govt order: Those determined to bypass it will, the ordinary user gets locked out
Bitchat, the offline messaging app developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been removed from both Apple’s App Store and Google Play in India following blocking directions from the Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). Its website has also become inaccessible across several Indian internet service providers.Dorsey made the App Store removal public in a post on X on Saturday, October 3, sharing a screenshot of a notice from Apple’s App Review team. According to the notice, the app was removed “per demand from the Union ministry of electronics and information…
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