Government of India officially removes Bitchat from the App Store," the app's developer and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in his post, alongside a screenshot that appeared to be a notice from Apple's App Review team
Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s offline messaging app, BitChat, from the Indian App Store following a government order. The tool, which uses Bluetooth to bypass internet blocks, gained traction during recent CJP protests, raising serious national security concerns.
The move follows protests demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner, amid claims of curtailing free speech.
Bitchat, built by Mr. Dorsey, had come under government scrutiny in July this year as well
Bitchat, the offline messaging app backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been removed from Apple's App Store and Google Play in India after a government order. India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued the order under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act…
Bitchat, built by Dorsey, had come under government scrutiny in July this year as well.
In a significant move, Apple has removed the decentralised messaging app Bitchat from its India App Store. This action follows a directive issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, citing illegal content linked to the app. Bitchat, known for its Bluetooth-based mesh…
Taking to the social media platform X, he shared a screenshot of an email purportedly sent by Apple's App Review team in which he wrote: "government of India officially removes bitchat from the App Store."
