PIL Filed In Bombay HC By 11-Year-Old Boy Seeking Ban On PUBG [Read Petition]
5 years, 11 months ago

PIL Filed In Bombay HC By 11-Year-Old Boy Seeking Ban On PUBG [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed before the Bombay High Court by an 11-year-old boy from Mumbai, Ahad Nizam. The petitioner's mother is appearing on his behalf and the PIL states that the popular online game PUBG promotes immoral conduct such as violence, murder, aggression, looting, gaming addiction and cyber bullying, thus should be banned.The PIL is likely to be mentioned before the bench headed by. The petitioner's mother is appearing on his behalf and the PIL states that the popular online game PUBG promotes immoral conduct such as violence, murder, aggression, looting, gaming addiction and cyber bullying, thus should be banned. In fact, PUBG was banned in China for the same reasons as above by an Online Ethics Review Committee there, the PIL states. Thereafter, the PIL refers to the reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while interacting with students and parents, having come across a mother concerned about her son's addiction to online games.

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Law enforcement agencies probing alleged killing under PUBG addiction: MoS
2 years, 5 months ago

Law enforcement agencies probing alleged killing under PUBG addiction: MoS

Live Mint  

Citing a media report stating that 'a child has killed his mother under the influence of PUBG', Union Minister of Sate for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that law enforcement agencies are investigating to find the reason behind the same. There are reports and grievances of banned apps appearing in new avatars using similar-sounding names have been forwarded …

Many mobile games violent, addictive...PUBG just one example: Prakash Javadekar
3 years, 10 months ago

Many mobile games violent, addictive...PUBG just one example: Prakash Javadekar

Hindustan Times  

Many mobile games are "violent, explicit and addictive", and PUBG was just one example, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said Sunday, announcing a government plan to set up a center of excellence in gaming and other related areas to promote Indian cultural ethos. The minister for information and broadcasting said his ministry has decided to form a gaming centre to teach …

PUBG Mobile Banned Over 1.2 Million Hackers Last Week for Cheating: All Details Here
3 years, 11 months ago

PUBG Mobile Banned Over 1.2 Million Hackers Last Week for Cheating: All Details Here

News 18  

PUBG Mobile is arguably the most popular online battle royale game in the world with an estimated 600 million players globally. PUBG Mobile developers take out an Anti-Cheating report frequently, to show how many hackers and cheaters were banned from the game. In their latest report, PUBG Mobile’s developers said that a total of 1,217,342 accounts were permanently suspended between …

Bad News for PUBG Mobile India? Apex Child Rights Body Demands Legislations Before Launch
4 years ago

Bad News for PUBG Mobile India? Apex Child Rights Body Demands Legislations Before Launch

News 18  

India’s apex child rights body NCPCR has said it will not be appropriate to relaunch popular gaming app PUBG in the country until legislations are in place for such online games, according to officials. PUBG, which was earlier distributed in India by China’s Tencent Games, has sought permission from the government to relaunch in the country. In a meeting called …

PUBG shuts shop in India: Netizens bid emotional farewell, say 'aap mera dard nahi samjh sakte'
4 years, 2 months ago

PUBG shuts shop in India: Netizens bid emotional farewell, say 'aap mera dard nahi samjh sakte'

India TV News  

While the government had on September 2 announced the ban on many Chinese applications including the popular Battle Royal Game, PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite will no longer work for gamers in India starting from today. Sharing a picture of Ranbir Kapoor from Channa Mereya song from the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil with a tagline "Acha Chalta Hum, …

PUBG Mobile ban unlikely to be lifted in India because of its 'violent nature'
4 years, 3 months ago

PUBG Mobile ban unlikely to be lifted in India because of its 'violent nature'

Firstpost  

It has been almost a month since the government banned the PUBG Mobile game in India. These attempts include PUBG Corporation cutting ties with Tencent for PUBG Mobile in India. According to a report by Reuters, despite PUBG Corporation taking over the publishing rights in India, the government is not yet ready to revoke the ban. That does not change …

PUBG Mobile to Remain Banned in India Despite Tencent License Withdrawal: Govt Official
4 years, 3 months ago

PUBG Mobile to Remain Banned in India Despite Tencent License Withdrawal: Govt Official

News 18  

India is unlikely to revoke a ban on the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds following PUBG Corp’s decision to withdraw the mobile game’s publishing rights in the country from China’s Tencent, a senior government official said on Friday. PUBG Mobile, a popular online multiplayer battle game, was among 118 Chinese-origin apps banned by New Delhi earlier this month. That led …

PUBG Mobile: Despite 24% of Total Global Downloads, India Accounts only 1.2% of Revenues
4 years, 3 months ago

PUBG Mobile: Despite 24% of Total Global Downloads, India Accounts only 1.2% of Revenues

News 18  

PUBG Mobile continues to be a hot topic of discussion and today we have some new statistics courtesy market analyst Sensor Tower. Being one of the most popular mobile games around the world, PUBG Mobile players have reportedly spent over $3.5 billion on the game ever since its launch in 2018. On September 2, the Indian government released an order …

PUBG Mobile: Most Watched Esports Game in August, But Remains Banned in India
4 years, 3 months ago

PUBG Mobile: Most Watched Esports Game in August, But Remains Banned in India

News 18  

PUBG Mobile became the most-watched esports title in the month of August. According to Escharts, an esports viewership tracking website, the PUBG Mobile World League was the most popular tournament last month and at its peak, it gathered over one million concurrent viewers. The report also suggests that the game ranked as the number 1 app in India while Hindi …

PUBG Mobile Ban: PUBG Corp Pulls Back Association From Tencent Games in India
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Mobile Ban: PUBG Corp Pulls Back Association From Tencent Games in India

News 18  

Last week the Indian government released an order to ban 118 Chinese apps in the country including the highly popular battle royale game, PUBG Mobile. It has also confirmed that PUBG Mobile will no longer be controlled by Tencent Games in India and that PUBC Corp will take all publishing responsibilities. In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made …

PUBG Mobile Developer Tencent to Speak With Indian Authorities Regarding the Recent Ban
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Mobile Developer Tencent to Speak With Indian Authorities Regarding the Recent Ban

News 18  

Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent said on Thursday it takes the protection of user privacy and data seriously, in response to India’s banning of Chinese apps. India has banned another 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Tencent’s popular videogame PUBG Mobile, the government said on Wednesday, citing data security concerns. It was a stress-buster for me,” said Mustafa …

PUBG Mobile Pulled Down From Google Play Store & Apple App Store, ISP Block Could be Next
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Mobile Pulled Down From Google Play Store & Apple App Store, ISP Block Could be Next

News 18  

PUBG Mobile is no longer available for download on the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. The reason for the ban on PUBG Mobile as well as PUBG Mobile Lite, is the game’s association with Tencent Games, a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings which one of the biggest Chinese multinational companies. The popular battle royale game is played vastly …

PUBG Banned: The second wave hits gamers
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Banned: The second wave hits gamers

Hindustan Times  

Wednesday afternoon came as a shock for gamers who had breathed a sigh of relief when the Indian government banned Chinese applications in June. In the second wave of blocking Chinese apps, the popular game PUBG has been shown door among other 116 Chinese apps. The game had become extremely popular within the past one year The game’s exit from …

PUBG ban: what does the future hold for Indian e-sports teams and players?
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG ban: what does the future hold for Indian e-sports teams and players?

Live Mint  

On 2 September, the Indian e-sports and gaming community suffered a rude shock. With the border standoff with China intensifying, the Union government banned an additional 118 apps on Wednesday, including Tencent Holdings’ popular mobile video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG, as it is commonly referred to among million of e-sports gamers in the country. But we never expected it …

PUBG Mobile banned in India, gamers now hope to play PUBG on computers
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Mobile banned in India, gamers now hope to play PUBG on computers

India Today  

The Indian government on Wednesday banned PUBG Mobile along with 117 other apps because “they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order." "PUBG mobile gave a lot of people an opportunity to play games on their mobile device which is not restricted to a pay …

PUBG is Now World's Top Twitter Trend after India Bans It
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG is Now World's Top Twitter Trend after India Bans It

News 18  

The Indian government on Wednesday banned 118 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular game PUBG, and the move comes at a time of heightened tension between India and China in Ladakh. Within less than an hour of the Centre?s order to ban the gaming app, people flooded the social media as they expressed sadness over the ban, making PUBG the …

PUBG Ban after Fresh Indo-China Tension Brings Out Desi Parent Memes on Twitter
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Ban after Fresh Indo-China Tension Brings Out Desi Parent Memes on Twitter

News 18  

The centre on Wednesday banned 118 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular game PUBG. Ministry of Information & Technology bans #PUBGMeanwhile Indian Parents :pic.twitter.com/gkZaQxIPqF— S. September 2, 2020 One who don’t play to #PUBG player right now pic.twitter.com/PkpbJaCJ48— Malay September 2, 2020 #PUBG is now banned in india.me who never played pubg. pic.twitter.com/D8sTj3YmBA — Gautam September 2, 2020 #PUBG Streamers …

PUBG Mobile Banned in India After Game Blacklisted Over 2 Million Players for Cheating
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG Mobile Banned in India After Game Blacklisted Over 2 Million Players for Cheating

News 18  

Update: PUBG now faces an uncertain future in India, after the government of India named PUBG Mobile Lite under a list of 118 apps that have been banned in India, effective today. While it is not clear if the government wants to ban only PUBG Mobile Lite specifically, it would seem that PUBG Mobile players face an uncertain future in …

PUBG: India bans Tencent game in latest crackdown on Chinese apps
4 years, 4 months ago

PUBG: India bans Tencent game in latest crackdown on Chinese apps

CNN  

London/New Delhi CNN Business — India has banned another collection of Chinese apps, including the mobile version of popular game PUBG, as tensions between the two countries rise again over disputed territory along their shared border. The country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced Wednesday that it would block 118 additional apps that “are engaged in activities which prejudicial …

Will PUBG Be Banned in India? Gamers are Making Memes to Deal With Worst Nightmare
4 years, 5 months ago

Will PUBG Be Banned in India? Gamers are Making Memes to Deal With Worst Nightmare

News 18  

"Will PUBG be banned in India?" Almost a month ago, gamers in India rejoiced after they learned that their favourite mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds aka PUBG has had a close escape from the Chinese app ban list published by the Indian government. 250 more chinsese apps are to be examined it includes #pubg also #chineseappbanned Me to government :- pic.twitter.com/qVmF3NOJ3H …

PUBG Addict in Punjab Uses Rs 16 Lakh from Father’s Bank Accounts for in-app Purchases
4 years, 6 months ago

PUBG Addict in Punjab Uses Rs 16 Lakh from Father’s Bank Accounts for in-app Purchases

News 18  

PUBG craze is real and it has managed to keep people glued to screen for hours at a stretch. But a youth from Punjab's Kharar took the craze for the mobile game to another level after he spent Rs 16 lakhs from his father's account to buy virtual ammunition in the game. The 17-year-old would take his father's mobile phone …

PUBG addiction: 15-year-old stabs brother for repeatedly interrupting his game
5 years, 6 months ago

PUBG addiction: 15-year-old stabs brother for repeatedly interrupting his game

Firstpost  

The boy allegedly banged his brother’s head against the wall and stabbed him repeatedly with scissors. A 15-year-old boy in Thane district of Maharashtra allegedly killed his elder brother for scolding him for playing PUBG game on his mobile phone, police said. The boy flew into rage when the victim asked him to stop playing the game on his mobile …

Maharashtra: Mohammad Shaikh killed by 15-year-old brother for scolding him over playing PUBG game
5 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Mohammad Shaikh killed by 15-year-old brother for scolding him over playing PUBG game

Op India  

A 15-year-old minor boy from Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra allegedly killed his elder brother, Mohammad Shaik, for scolding him over playing the PUBG game on his mobile phone. The minor boy infuriated by his brother’s interference allegedly banged the head of Shaikh against a wall and stabbed him repeatedly with scissors, said senior police inspector Mamata D’Souza. The …

PUBG Mobile: Four Countries Banned The Popular Game, But Two Have Already Reversed The Ban
5 years, 8 months ago

PUBG Mobile: Four Countries Banned The Popular Game, But Two Have Already Reversed The Ban

News 18  

PUBG has emerged as one of the most popular games around the world and perhaps that's the reason why it is giving sleepless nights to parents, schools, universities, and the young gamers who are addicted to the game. Multiple cities in India had earlier banned PUBG and police in some cities had also arrested as many as 20 people for …

PUBG Mobile: Banned in Iraq, Student Ends Life And Everything From The World of The Battle Royale Game
5 years, 8 months ago

PUBG Mobile: Banned in Iraq, Student Ends Life And Everything From The World of The Battle Royale Game

News 18  

PUBG Since its launch in 2017, it has garnered a huge global following across PCs, consoles and mobile platforms. PUBG was recently banned in Nepal by the government under Kathmandu District Court's order as the game keeps attracting backlash from several countries. Rajkot Police Request to Ban Popular Online Game in The City: Last month we reported that the Rajkot …

It's Basically A Game For Entertainment: Nepal Supreme Court Stays PUBG Ban
5 years, 8 months ago

It's Basically A Game For Entertainment: Nepal Supreme Court Stays PUBG Ban

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of Nepal has stayed the Government order banning popular mobile game Player Unknown's Battleground, the Himalayan Times reports.On the basis of Kathmandu District Court order, the government agencies in Nepal had issued orders banning PUBG. The Supreme Court of Nepal has stayed the Government order banning popular mobile game Player Unknown's Battleground, the Himalayan Times reports. On …

PUBG Ban: Iraq bans PUBG, Fortnite citing negative effect on children and youth
5 years, 8 months ago

PUBG Ban: Iraq bans PUBG, Fortnite citing negative effect on children and youth

Firstpost  

This will stop all people from playing PUBG, Fortnite and also stop any financial transactions related. Not so long ago popular mobile game PUBG Mobile was banned in several cities of Gujarat like Surat and Rajkot. As per a report by Thomson Reuters, the Iraq parliament this week voted to ban PUBG and Fortnite “due to the negative effects caused …

'No Public Interest' : Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Against PUBG Ban [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

'No Public Interest' : Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Against PUBG Ban [Read Order]

Live Law  

The High Court of Gujarat yesterday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by Internet Freedom Foundation challenging the ban imposed by Gujarat police on the online video game PUBG. "We are not satisfied that the scope of the present writ petition falls under the ambit of Public Interest Litigation", observed the bench of Chief Justice Anant S Dave and …

Nepal bans PUBG officially after parents raise concern over addiction to the online game
5 years, 8 months ago

Nepal bans PUBG officially after parents raise concern over addiction to the online game

India Today  

For a long while, PUBG has been in a lot of controversy in India. The Nepal Telecommunications Authority has issued an order to all telecom operators and Internet Service Providers to ban the game on their networks. The streaming of PUBG’s online content will be banned across all networks in Nepal, thus preventing consumers to play the game within the …

Nepal bans online game PUBG citing negative impact on children
5 years, 8 months ago

Nepal bans online game PUBG citing negative impact on children

Firstpost  

The ban comes into effect from Thursday said deputy director at Nepal Telecom Authority Nepal on Thursday banned the popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, saying its violent content had a negative impact on children, an official said. “We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to children and teenagers,” Sandip Adhikari, deputy director at Nepal Telecommunications Authority, …

PUBG addiction: Parents in the UAE demand ban on the game citing violent content
5 years, 9 months ago

PUBG addiction: Parents in the UAE demand ban on the game citing violent content

Firstpost  

Parents in the UAE are of the opinion that games like PUBG have a “bad influence on youth”. Parents in the UAE are also demanding a ban on the popular mobile battle royale title, citing its adverse effects on the mindset of children. As per a report by UAE-based publication Khaleej Times, a number of parents in the country are …

Deadly Addiction
5 years, 9 months ago

Deadly Addiction

Deccan Chronicle  

Popular game PlayerUnknown Battleground or PUBG has recently hit headlines for all wrong reasons with incidents of players injuring themselves or posing danger to others. Recently, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights issued a statement terming these games are full of misogyny, hate, deceit, and vengeance and “at an age where a child learns from what he or she …

PUBG problem: Pune-based counsellor says parental policing needed to curb addiction
5 years, 9 months ago

PUBG problem: Pune-based counsellor says parental policing needed to curb addiction

Hindustan Times  

An incident which happened on March 15 in Nashik, has shaken parents of young adults to the core. The craze for online games among children and young adults has increased, say parents.. “It is difficult to handle our wards who like these online games. “Addiction to mobile games has become an issue and I see many young adults playing PUBG …

PUBG ban in India: Gamers think it's dumb, ask why TikTok, cigarettes aren't banned
5 years, 9 months ago

PUBG ban in India: Gamers think it's dumb, ask why TikTok, cigarettes aren't banned

Firstpost  

Here’s what gamers had to say when asked about what they think about the PUBG ban. While we haven’t really come across a situation before where a mobile game has been banned across the country just for its sheer popularity, law enforcement agencies do seem keen on putting an abrupt end to PUBG in India. Of course, what authorities will …

Gujarat Police Arrest PUBG Players After The Game Gets Banned In Some Cities
5 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat Police Arrest PUBG Players After The Game Gets Banned In Some Cities

Live Law  

The Gujarat Police seems to have invented a new crime: Playing a widely popular online game-PUBG. According to PTI Report, ten people, including six college students, were arrested in Gujarat's Rajkot city in the last two days for allegedly playing the PUBG game on their mobile phones despite the police banning it. Rajkot Police Commissioner on 6th March had issued …

10 arrested for playing PUBG: These are the cities in India where the game is banned
5 years, 9 months ago

10 arrested for playing PUBG: These are the cities in India where the game is banned

Firstpost  

Surat and Rajkot were the first cities to ban PUBG and PUBG Mobile in India last week. The PC version of PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds better known as PUGB and its hugely popular mobile version named PUBG Mobile have been banned across several towns and cities in India. The notification issued also stated that if anyone was caught playing PUBG would be …

PUBG Mobile ban: Rajkot police arrest 10 people for playing the game in public
5 years, 9 months ago

PUBG Mobile ban: Rajkot police arrest 10 people for playing the game in public

Firstpost  

Rajkot police have arrested ten people for playing PUBG, six of them are college students. In the last two days, Rajkot police have arrested ten people — six students are still in college for playing the game. The Rajkot Special operations group caught three youths ‘red handed’ playing the game and charged them under IPC Section 188 for violating the …

PUBG gets digital lock that needs guardian to unlock game for under-13 years players
5 years, 10 months ago

PUBG gets digital lock that needs guardian to unlock game for under-13 years players

Firstpost  

Chinese gaming giant Tencent on Friday announced new curbs on underage video-game playing as part of a government crackdown on youth gaming addiction that has cast a cloud over the company’s biggest revenue source. Tencent said it had imposed a digital lock on some games that require players under 13 years to ask their guardians to open. The government last …

BAN PUBG: After demands for ban in India, PUBG promises new path
5 years, 10 months ago

BAN PUBG: After demands for ban in India, PUBG promises new path

Deccan Chronicle  

One of the most popular games that spread like wildfire amongst the youth is PUBG. In an official statement to Deccan Chronicle, PUBG Mobile team states, “We appreciate the support and trust given to us by our PUBG MOBILE players. To this end, we constantly work and shall continue to work with different stakeholders, including parents, educators and government bodies, …

PIL Seeking Ban On PUBG: Bombay HC Seeks Centre, Maharashtra Govt's Response
5 years, 10 months ago

PIL Seeking Ban On PUBG: Bombay HC Seeks Centre, Maharashtra Govt's Response

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has asked the Centre and the Maharashtra government to file their replies in a PIL filed by an 11-year-old boy seeking a ban on the online game PUBG at all schools in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice NM Jamdar sought suggestions from both the state and the Centre with …

Ye PUBG wala hai: Banning games solves nothing, parents should monitor child's screen time
5 years, 11 months ago

Ye PUBG wala hai: Banning games solves nothing, parents should monitor child's screen time

Firstpost  

Parents need to set boundaries around their child’s internet usage, and not let them have unlimited, unsupervised access to smartphones. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past one year, you would definitely know or at least have heard about PUBG, an online multi-player game that was first launched for PCs and gaming consoles and later made available …

Yeh PUBG waala hai kya: PM Modi aware of PUBG and Fortnite addiction, offers tips on how to deal with it
5 years, 11 months ago

Yeh PUBG waala hai kya: PM Modi aware of PUBG and Fortnite addiction, offers tips on how to deal with it

India Today  

PUBG: this is one of the most used names in the world of technology since the last year. While listening to a woman talking about her son's online gaming addiction at Pariksha Pe Charcha, Modi asked her: Yeh PUBG waala hai kya, drawing cheers and applause from the audience. Then he added that it not PUBG, the addiction must be …

11-year-old in Maharashtra writes to govt seeking ban on PUBG game
5 years, 11 months ago

11-year-old in Maharashtra writes to govt seeking ban on PUBG game

India Today  

An 11-year-old kid wrote to the government asking for shooter game PUBG to be banned. Ahad, in his four-page letter sent last week to the government, said it is an "appeal" to ban the online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or famously known as PUBG as it promotes violence and cyber bullying. In the letter he said that this is an "appeal …

PUBG is officially banned in schools, says Gujarat government
5 years, 11 months ago

PUBG is officially banned in schools, says Gujarat government

India Today  

Gujarat is now officially the first state in India where the popular mobile game PUBG has been banned from primary schools. The circular directs District Primary Education Officers to ensure necessary steps have been taken in order to ban the game completely in primary schools. The Gujarat government's recent circular to ensure a ban on the game seems to be …

Gujarat govt asks schools to ban students from playing PUBG
5 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat govt asks schools to ban students from playing PUBG

India Today  

The Gujarat government Tuesday issued a circular asking district authorities to ensure a ban on online multi-player game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, popularly called PUBG. The state primary education department's circular was issued after a recommendation by the Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said officials. The circular directed District Primary Education Officers to take necessary steps to enforce a …

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