Tampering with the sovereignty and integrity of india will no longer be tolerated under any circumstances. Taking another big step in this direction, the government of india has directed google to remove a video chatting app named Ablo from the Play Store. Ablo, which is an international video chat app, is now embroiled in controversies. Actually, the map of india was shown incorrectly in this app. In the map shown on this app, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir and Ladakh were shown separate from the country and lakshadweep was completely removed from the map. This mistake is not a minor technical mistake but is being considered a direct attack on the territorial integrity of India.
The map of the app is against indian laws
The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeitY) investigated this matter in collaboration with the survey of india Department and found that the map of the app is against indian laws. After this, taking immediate action, MeitY sent a notice to remove this app named Ablo. It is worth noting that Ablo app was already removed from Apple's App Store and now it is Google's turn, due to which it will be completely blocked for Android users as well.
This app is of a Chinese controlled tech company
Although the app has been created by a Belgian company Massive Media, it is controlled by the Chinese tech company Match Group. Match Group is the same company that also runs dating apps like Tinder and OkCupid.
The special thing about the Ablo app was that it has a real time translation feature, so that people from different countries, who do not know each other's language, can also talk easily. But the agenda behind it has now come under suspicion.
The popularity of this app in india has been low anyway, it has been downloaded only 10,000 times on the Play Store, but whether the users are lakhs or thousands, compromise with the integrity of the country is not acceptable at any cost. In this action, the government has also cited Section 79(3)(B) of the criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1990 and the Information technology Act, 2000, which consider showing wrong maps as a legal offense. Earlier also, some apps like World Map Quiz and *MA 2 – President Simulator have received notices for showing wrong maps of India. In such a situation, this is a clear message that now no tampering with India's borders will be tolerated in the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital world.
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