Indian Government Blocks Mobile Legends Game
As we know, India is currently one of the most populous countries. This also makes the video game industry in India quite large, especially from the mobile platform. In addition, the ecosystem Esports India is also one of the fastest growing countries.
This is evidenced by data records which say that the total prize for Esports tournaments in 2022 increased by 118 percent from the previous year. In fact, India was able to attract the attention of the Esports organization Fnatic, which created the PUBG Mobile Esports division in the country.
Almost the same as Indonesia, India is also experiencing blockade issues from the government which affect the development of the esports ecosystem. In January 2022, India was about to block PUBG Mobilebecause it is considered addictive and makes players more aggressive.
Will Block 57 Other Apps From China
Seeing the case regarding PUBG Mobile, it was recently reported that the Indian government has again officially blocked one of Moonton’s quite popular MOBA games, namely Mobile Legends. Yes, at this time the mobile game can no longer be played in that country.
Which adds to the excitement, MOBA games Moonton’s is not alone. Based on monitoring through The Times Of India, it was said that at least 58 other Chinese applications were also blocked.
Apart from Mobile Legends, another game that was also blocked on the list is Clash of Kings. In addition, the remaining 57 applications that were blocked were popular Chinese applications such as TikTok, UC Browser, DU recorder, and so on.
The reason why Mobile Legends is blocked
The circulation of this news certainly makes many people wonder why the Indian government has blocked the Mobile Legends game. The reason for the Indian government blocking the Mobile Legends application is because the game is one of the games developed by a developer from China.
For your information, India is currently known to be in conflict with the country of origin of the game, namely China. The conflict has made the Indian government suspicious of applications from China which are said to have collected the personal data of their players. That’s why it decided to block the application.
Until now, India does not yet have a Mobile Legends Esports ecosystem. However, this blocking will certainly make the game have very little chance to develop into a bigger one.
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