However, ever since the declaration of the ban by the Government, the game’s community has been in a state of melancholy over the future. Furthermore, as there is a lack of information, players have been looking for the reason behind the suspension.
The reason behind Free Fire’s ban in India
The Indian Government issued the ban on Free Fire a week ago, on 14 February. Due to security concerns, they have prohibited more than 200 apps, such as PUBG Mobile, Tik Tok, PUBG Mobile Lite, and more, in multiple ban waves over the last few years.
Reports have indicated that the popular title and the other 53 applications have been suspended due to the same issue as in the previous occurrences. However, to the surprise of the game’s community, Free Fire MAX was not banned and is still available on the Google Play Store.
Official statement
Several gamers were looking forward to Garena’s official statement, and many were relieved when it was issued:
Nonetheless, the statement doesn’t shed any light on the ban and only discloses the developer’s response to the removal from the respective App Stores.
Reactions from community
Amitbhai stated the following while reacting to the ban being implemented on Free Fire:
Meanwhile, another popular content creator, Lokesh Gamer, mentioned that the game was blocked but not banned in one of his videos.
Apart from this, several fans expressed their concern:
It will be interesting to see whatever occurs in the upcoming days and what the future of the game in the nation will be.
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