PUBG Mobile ban: Punjab lawyer compares game to drugs, files PIL

    The developers of PUBG faced the ire of some of the world governments last year and ban notices may continue this year as well.

It’s a new year but it seems the ghosts of the past year is still haunting PUBG devs at Tencent Games. A new PIL or Public Interest Litigation for PUBG Mobile ban has been filed by a lawyer from Punjab. A report claims that the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had sent a communication to HC Arora who is an advocate from Chandigarh. He had earlier approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a ban on the game in the city.

 

  he High Court on its part asked the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to take a decision regarding the issue. VK Trivedi, Director, cyber laws and security at the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said, “The high court’s direction to consider and make a decision representation for banning “PUBG” is under examination by the ministry.” The advocate claims that the game is addictive and normalizes violence while affecting their mental and physical health. He even compared the game to drugs which has historically had a bad effect on the youth in the state.