Afro Republican
Banned
https://mmoculture.com/2019/03/play...n-city-bans-games-and-issues-arrest-warnings/
Second link for more context from a few days ago: https://www.rt.com/news/453546-india-pubg-ban-arrest/
So it looks like issues with "violent games" is spreading around India with a major state looking at a total ban and one city within that state actually going all in with a banning.
Violators can be forced to pay fines or a punishment of up to 1-month in jail, either of which are types of sentencing that can restrict you in many career and job sectors in india after some reformed regulation from iirc 2014. So that could cause some issues, especially since the 10 arrested in this case were university students and not middle school teenagers.
Seems a bit overkill considering the games no one seems to be complaining about that are being sold there, but then again the issue seems to be less with the content of the game and the fact that's it's hugely popular but also happens to have a decent deal of violence in it.
If the game was niche or was only a mild success with maybe 1-2 million sold across the country this likely wouldn't be too much of an issue, but it has sold more than that, in addition, it's free to play and able to run on several low-end phones, a sector really popular in India at the moment that's started messing with local phone companies like Lava and Micromax.
Second link for more context from a few days ago: https://www.rt.com/news/453546-india-pubg-ban-arrest/
has attracted a backlash from parents and police, who now want the “addictive” and “harmful” game banned for good.
Just ahead of the first anniversary of its release, Indian law enforcers are accusing the popular game of inciting violence and distracting kids from their studies, even pushing for a large-scale prohibition of the “battle-royal” style shooter.
Following numerous complaints by parents, a temporary ban on the mobile app was first announced by police in metropolitan Rajkot, with some other cities multiplayer-game soon following suit. While the current ban only extends until March 30, the police and children’s rights watchdog are petitioning New Delhi to ban the game altogether.
Rajkot Police Commissioner Manoj Agrawal’s statement included instructions to turn in those caught defying the ban to the police for prosecution, which could result in gamers being slapped with fines or up to a month in jail.
So it looks like issues with "violent games" is spreading around India with a major state looking at a total ban and one city within that state actually going all in with a banning.
Violators can be forced to pay fines or a punishment of up to 1-month in jail, either of which are types of sentencing that can restrict you in many career and job sectors in india after some reformed regulation from iirc 2014. So that could cause some issues, especially since the 10 arrested in this case were university students and not middle school teenagers.
Seems a bit overkill considering the games no one seems to be complaining about that are being sold there, but then again the issue seems to be less with the content of the game and the fact that's it's hugely popular but also happens to have a decent deal of violence in it.
If the game was niche or was only a mild success with maybe 1-2 million sold across the country this likely wouldn't be too much of an issue, but it has sold more than that, in addition, it's free to play and able to run on several low-end phones, a sector really popular in India at the moment that's started messing with local phone companies like Lava and Micromax.
