India BitChat encrypted messaging ban

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Description India is blocking official access to BitChat, an offline encrypted messaging app, across major distribution channels. Overview MeitY ordered Apple to disable BitChat downloads and security updates in India and halted TestFlight testing. The restrictions later expanded to the BitChat website and its Google Play Store…

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45%Narrow Ban Enforcement-0.1%
25%Broader Privacy Crackdown-0.4%
20%Judicial Partial Reversal+0.2%

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Oct 4, 2026
India Expands BitChat Access Ban
- India's MeitY Bans BitChat Mesh App Following China's Precedent17 days ago
- India Expands BitChat Ban to Google Play and Official Website17 days ago

India BitChat encrypted messaging ban

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