Yet another digital strike on china, Indian Government announced a complete ban on another set of Chinese applications, and this time PUBG is one of them.
With the government on Wednesday banning 118 Chinese apps including, popular gaming app PUBG amid border tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Eastern Ladakh region, social media was flooded with hilarious memes and jokes.
PUBG is an extremely popular game and has millions of users in India. It has more than 600 million downloads and 50 million active players globally, not including the Chinese mainland where a rebranded version of the game is called ‘Game for Peace’.
Check out these hilarious memes that swamped social media after the ban on PUBG was announced:
#PUBG is now officially banned.
— ◖⚆ᴥ⚆◗ (@Pee_nut_) September 2, 2020
Desi parents :- pic.twitter.com/Q11adKq8Vy
118 apps including famous mobile gaming app #PUBG banned in India.
— THE | Epic Blogger | (@Kush_official_) September 2, 2020
Meanwhile Govt – pic.twitter.com/RnYfRkjDqJ
JEE/NEET Students and #PUBG Players Collaborating to go PMO pic.twitter.com/qSPr9uT56D
— POSTPONE JEE/NEET (@NoExamsin2020) September 2, 2020
#PUBG #PUBGBANNED#PUBGMOBILE
— 🦋 (@__riUuu__) September 2, 2020
Indian parents after hearing pubg banned in India. pic.twitter.com/hp1dVsgsNx
Government banned 118 Chinese Apps including #PUBG
— Boies Pilled Bell 🇮🇳 (@Lil_Boies2) September 2, 2020
PUBG Their
Users Rn : Parents Rn: pic.twitter.com/FG7b5fhQhB
#PUBG banned in India, Meanwhile Indian Parents be Like pic.twitter.com/umvmLUPn2Z
— Dr. Vedika (@vishkanyaaaa) September 2, 2020
#PUBGMOBILE #PUBG banned by Indian government
— ADITYA🇮🇳 (@_awaraaaaaa) September 2, 2020
Indian parents – pic.twitter.com/uJhBdEi6jU
Government bans 118 chinese apps:
— Naman Gupta (@andthenhetweets) September 2, 2020
Public: Abhi maza aayega na bhidu..
PUBG is included in the BAN.
PUBG players:#PUBG pic.twitter.com/bLXNhfSDmm
Meanwhile #PUBG players who spent money for Royal pass 😥 pic.twitter.com/4of46Vysgp
— VANDHA RAJAVATHAN VARUVEN (@VRV_off) September 2, 2020
Every pubg user rn 🥺😭#PUBG #PUBGBANNED #PUBGMOBILE pic.twitter.com/4wRve3pcyd
— Nikhil Tathed (@tathednikhil) September 2, 2020
#PUBG players now pic.twitter.com/YNd3tz61kJ
— PunChaayat (@PChaayat) September 2, 2020
#PUBG Banned by Indian government
— Darshan bairwa (@Bairwa_deep123) September 2, 2020
PUBG to all indians– pic.twitter.com/Fh4E4ONLoD
#PUBG Banned In India Along With 118 Chinese Apps
— ATUL🦁❤ (@Itz__Atul) September 2, 2020
Tiktoker and Pubg Fans rn– pic.twitter.com/pYsP2dst2k
#PUBG banned
— Gopi Bahu (@kokilakibahu) September 2, 2020
Meanwhil me teasing my friends who spent money for Royal pass pic.twitter.com/dFmAO0NeVs
RT if you’re missing chicken dinner already
— Zomato (@ZomatoIN) September 2, 2020
On banning the 118 Chinese apps, the government said these apps were “prejudicial to Sovereignty and Integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order” in its notification.