Jack Dorsey's Bitchat app disappears from app stores in India after government order
The messaging app has become largely unavailable in the country following a directive from Indian authorities, TechCrunch reports.
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Bitchat, a messaging app associated with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has disappeared from app stores in India following a government order, according to TechCrunch.
The report said the app has become largely unavailable to users in India as a result of the restrictions, though the cited excerpt did not specify the stated reason behind the government's order or which regulatory body issued it.
Bitchat has been described in prior coverage as a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that does not rely on traditional internet infrastructure for all communications, a design that has drawn both interest and scrutiny from regulators in various markets.
India has previously taken action against a number of apps on national security or regulatory grounds, including restrictions affecting messaging and social media platforms.
TechCrunch's report did not include a response from Dorsey or Bitchat's developers regarding the removal in the cited excerpt.
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