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Why has the Indian government outlawed VLC Media Player?

VLC website and the download link have been down since then. However, users who have the software installed are still available to access it.
The developer of VLC Media Player, VideoLAN, said that the media player was banned in India earlier this year. To be specific, VLC Media Player was banned in the country on February 13. The VLC website and the download link have been down since then. However, users who have the software installed are still available to access it. The company says it has no clue why the government banned the platform. Here are 5 things we know about the VLC ban in India so far.

 

Mohamad Misbah

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