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One of the most popular media player software and streaming media server VLC media player, developed by VideoLAN project, is banned in India. As per a report by MediaNama<\/em>, VLC Media Player has been banned in India, but this happened nearly 2 months ago. However, if you have the software installed on your device, it should still be working. Meanwhile, neither the company nor the Indian government revealed any details about the ban.<\/p>\n

Update: VLC Media Player has responded to India Today Tech saying that the ban took place in February 13.<\/p>\n

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Some reports suggest that VLC Media Player has been banned in the country because the platform was used by China-backed hacking group Cicada for cyber attacks. Just a few months ago, security experts discovered that Cicada was using VLC Media Player to deploy a malicious malware loader as part of a long-running cyber attack campaign.<\/p>\n

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Since it was a soft ban, neither the company, nor the Indian government officially announced the banning of the media platform. Some users on Twitter are still discovering the restrictions of the platform. One of the Twitter users by the name Gagandeep Sapra tweeted a screenshot of the VLC website that shows \u201cthe website has been banned as per order Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under IT Act, 2000.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Currently, the VLC Media Player website and download link are banned in the country. In simple words, this means that no one in the country can access the platform for any work. This is seemingly the case for users who have the software installed on their device. It is said that VLC Media Player is banned on all major ISPs including ACTFibernet, Jio, Vodafone-idea and others.<\/p>\n

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#blocked<\/a>
Videolan project’s website \u201chttps:\/\/t.co\/rPDNPH4QeB\u201d cannot be accessed due to an order issued by @GoI_MeitY<\/a>. It is inaccessible for all the major ISPs in India including #ACT<\/a>, #airtel<\/a> and V!. #WebsiteBlocking<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LBKgycuTUo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 sflc.in (@SFLCin) June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2020, the Indian government banned hundreds of Chinese apps, including PUBG Mobile, TikTok, Camscanner and more. In fact, the PUBG Mobile Indian version dubbed BGMI has also been banned in India recently and removed from the Google Play store and Apple App store. The reason behind blocking these apps is that the government feared these platforms were sending user data to China. Notably, VLC Media Player is not backed by a Chinese company. It is developed by VideoLAN, a Paris-based firm.<\/p>\n

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