Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey’s app Bitchat removed by Apple in India

Synopsis Apple has removed Jack Dorsey-backed offline messaging app Bitchat from its India App Store following a government takedown order under Section 69A of the IT Act. Agencies Apple has removed Bitchat, an offline messaging app backed by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, from its India App Store following a demand from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Dorsey on Saturday posted a screenshot of an Apple App Review notice on X, saying that the Indian government had “officially” removed Bitchat from the App Store. What Apple said In the notice, Apple said it was removing Bitchat from the India App Store following a demand from MeitY. Apple said the app included content that was “illegal in India” and therefore did not comply with its App Review Guidelines. The notice said MeitY had issued the takedown demand under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. However, Apple did not specify what content in Bitchat was considered illegal or which specific ground under Section 69A was invoked. Apple asked the developer to contact MeitY for more information about the removal and the legal requirements in India. Only removed in India Apple said Bitchat would continue to be available in
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