Jack Dorsey's Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order
- Apple removed BitChat from India’s App Store following a takedown demand from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
- Jack Dorsey confirmed the removal by sharing an Apple notice on X.
- BitChat remains available in other App Store regions, but its TestFlight versions are unavailable in India.
- Indian authorities previously raised concerns about BitChat’s potential use to evade surveillance and restrictions.
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Apple removes Bitchat from India App Store after IT ministry ask
New Delhi: Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application, Bitchat, from its India App Store after a demand from the country’s IT ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post on Saturday, October 3. “Government of India officially removes Bitchat from the App Store,” the app’s developer and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stori…
Bitchat removed from Apple's India App Store following govt's demand: Jack Dorsey - OrissaPOST
New Delhi: Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application, Bitchat, from its India App Store after a demand from the country’s IT ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post Saturday. “Government of India officially removes Bitchat from the App Store,” the app’s developer and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in his post, alongside […]
Apple Removes Bitchat From India App Store After MeitY Order
TLDR: Bitchat has been removed from the India App Store following a MeitY blocking demand under Section 69A. Dorsey shared the notice on October 3. Apple also restricts internal and external TestFlight testing in India. The notice leaves distribution available in other selected territories. July takedown notices relied on intermediary liability provisions and drew objections [...]
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