The Indian Government has banned a flurry of Chinese applications that include some games as well, and many gamers were pointing out that PUBG Mobile was not targeted. 

Out of all the applications that were banned, the biggest hit came to social media application TikTok which had over 200 million users in India. Other popular apps like Cam Scanner, Mi Video Call, Likee, Mobile Legends and others were also banned citing national security reasons. 

For the people who donât know, PUBG Mobile is published, distributed, and developed by Chinese multinational company Tencent Holdings. While the PC version of the game was developed by Bluehole; the mobile version of the game has been licensed to Tencent for the mobile port of the game. 

Recently, Tencent also invested in âKrafton Game Unionâ the holding company that owns Bluehole. 

Having said that, many were questioning why PUBG Mobile was spared even while other games were banned by The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). MeitY banned 59 apps that were described by the Ministry to have "engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order."

While the game did not get the axe from the government yet; fans of the popular battle-royale game tweeted their relief with memes:

#tiktokbanindia

Meanwhile #PUBG players to each other : pic.twitter.com/38ynXbJbJy

â HARSH ð®ð³ (@Nationalist1110) June 29, 2020

#PUBG players checking the list of banned Applications.#TikTok pic.twitter.com/mJRnJdykWE

â RaHul SiNgh (@_gohan4) June 29, 2020

"59 chinese apps including #TikTok gets banned by India Goverment ".

* PUBG users rn : pic.twitter.com/8MITimtLFI

â Faizan Ansari (@Faizzsome13) June 29, 2020

Tiktok & all other Chinese apps are banned in India expect PUBG.

Meanwhile #PUBG squad rightnow:#DigitalAirStrike pic.twitter.com/uL2c0Lba7k

â Saurabh Singh (@100rabhsingh781) June 29, 2020

Meanwhile Pubg to other 59 Chinese app.#PUBG pic.twitter.com/PbscR9bM2P

â Tushar Mandloið®ð³ (@TusharMandloi2) June 29, 2020

It is worthy to point out that PUBG Mobile has been in hot waters before when it was discovered the gaming app was censoring the âFree Hong Kongâ movement, according to Chinese censorship laws.

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