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Apple Removes Offline Messaging App Bitchat From India App Store
The Hindu1h
THE BRIEF
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Apple removed the offline messaging app Bitchat from its India App Store following a formal takedown demand from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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Developer Jack Dorsey stated the app was pulled under Section 69A of the IT Act because authorities claimed it included content illegal in India.
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The app previously faced scrutiny in July when the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre ordered GitHub to remove it over misuse concerns.