India Blocks Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Messaging App Following Government Order

By Jagmeet Singh · TechCrunch · 2026-10-03

TechCrunch reports that New Delhi has compelled Apple and Google to remove the decentralized messaging tool Bitchat from their Indian app stores. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act to restrict the software, which uses Bluetoot

TechCrunch reports that New Delhi has compelled Apple and Google to remove the decentralized messaging tool Bitchat from their Indian app stores. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act to restrict the software, which uses Bluetoot