Battlegrounds Mobile India game app to be unblocked for 3 months

MeitY will soon issue an order to unblock the popular but controversial game app Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) for three months but it will however remain under the scanner. The game was banned after Indian authorities noticed that its server was interacting with Chinese servers. The app had also triggered crimes, including murders, across the country. 

Sources also said the competent authority in Ministry of Home Affairs has accorded conditional approval to unblock BGMI for analysis and re-evaluation. During this period, authorities will monitor the app to check if it violates India’s rules. In case of any adverse activities, the app will see a ban again. 

The game is expected to return with multiple changes to follow the law of the land as assured by the makers. 

Sources say that players will not be able to engage with the game 24×7 as there will be a time limit and restrictions on hours of playing. The company has also told government officials that there will be no blood in the game as they will change its colour.  

In the last edition, there was a choice to change the colour of blood from red to blue and green during firing but now, the change will be the default setting. 

In August, a report by a central intelligence agency and communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs to MeitY that resulted in a ban on the popular battle royale game. The report talked about violations that can create cyber threats by harvesting user data for profiling to carry out targeted cyber-attacks on Indian users.