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National Governance & Policy 06 Oct 2026, 01:19 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple reportedly telling users the app is unavailable because of a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The development underscores the regulatory pressure facing encrypted and decentralised communication tools in one of the world’s largest internet markets.

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National Governance & Policy06 Oct 2026, 10:18 AM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple indicating the takedown followed a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The move underscores the continuing reach of Indian platform regulation over even decentralised services, and raises fresh questions about how app stores will handle compliance for products designed to operate outside traditional server-based control.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 09:59 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been taken off the Google Play Store in India, with Apple also citing a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, according to the latest platform notices. The move underscores how even privacy-focused, decentralised products remain vulnerable to national compliance orders when operating through major app distribution channels.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 09:48 AM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple telling users the app is unavailable because of a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The takedown underscores the growing tension between privacy-focused communication tools and India’s expanding platform compliance regime.

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Frontier AI & Machine Learning05 Oct 2026, 01:40 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Vanishes From Indian App Stores After Government Order

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India after a government order prompted app store restrictions, sharply limiting access to the messaging product in one of the world’s largest mobile markets. The move underscores India’s increasingly assertive approach to platform compliance and the vulnerability of frontier digital tools to local regulatory action.

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National Governance & Policy04 Oct 2026, 03:20 PM IST

Bitchat Pulled from Apple’s India App Store After Government Demand, Jack Dorsey Says

Bitchat, the messaging app built by Jack Dorsey, has been removed from Apple’s India App Store after a government demand, according to Dorsey. The move revives scrutiny around the app in India, where it had already drawn official attention in July, and raises fresh questions about platform compliance and digital governance.

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Frontier AI & Machine Learning03 Oct 2026, 11:14 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Vanishes from Indian App Stores After Government Order

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India after a government directive prompted app-store restrictions, underscoring how quickly decentralized communication tools can run into national regulatory barriers. The move highlights the tension between privacy-focused frontier software and state demands for platform control, compliance, and traceability.

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Jack Dorsey(7)India(7)Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(4)Apple(3)Google Play Store(2)Verizon(1)