VLC Media Player Ban: Media Player Software and Video Streaming Server VLC Media Player have been banned. According to the report, the VideoLAN project’s VLC media player and website have been blocked by the government under the IT Act, 2000.
Blocked for several months
VLC Player has been blocked for several months, according to the claim of sflc. In, which has been running a campaign for digital freedom since 2010. It has been banned under the Government of India’s IT Act, 2000. According to the sflc.in’s claim, all significant ISPs, including ACTFibernet, Jio, Vodafone-idea, and Airtel, are not being accessed http://videolan.org. At the same time, if you already have VLC in your system, then you can play videos on it.
#blocked
— sflc.in (@SFLCin) June 2, 2022
Videolan project’s website “https://t.co/rPDNPH4QeB” cannot be accessed due to an order issued by @GoI_MeitY. It is inaccessible for all the major ISPs in India including #ACT, #Airtel and V!. #WebsiteBlocking pic.twitter.com/LBKgycuTUo
Why VLC Media Player banned in India?
According to some reports, VLC Media Player has been blocked in India because it was used for cyber attacks by Cicada, a hacking group that supports China. The malware was installed in the VLC media player.
BGMI was banned some time ago.
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) was recently blocked from Google Play Store and Apple’s app. Due to the sudden disappearance of BGMI, game players were upset, and the BGMI hashtag started trending on Twitter.
VLC Media Player Ban information received from Twitter
There has been no company and government disclosure on this ban so far, but a Twitter user has tweeted about it.
