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as Google restricts Huawei Android access News May 20th, 2019

Google restricts Huawei Android access

News comes as Huawei is added to the US 'entity list' which bars business dealings with companies without government approval

as Google is wiping a Chinese developer with half a billion installs off the face of the Play store News Apr 29th, 2019

Google is wiping a Chinese developer with half a billion installs off the face of the Play store

DO Global has been accused of committing widespread ad fraud

as Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban News Apr 24th, 2019

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban

Ruling intervened with Article 17’s freedom of expression

Apple removes strategy game from the iOS App Store for featuring the Taliban News Dec 6th, 2018

Apple removes strategy game from the iOS App Store for featuring the Taliban

The development director at the studio who published the game shared the news on Twitter

as China bans games streaming platform Twitch News Sep 21st, 2018

China bans games streaming platform Twitch

The ban comes after the site experienced a popularity spike

as No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year News Aug 10th, 2018

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year

No signs of issues being resolved

Russia gives Apple one month to remove Telegram messenger from App Store News May 31st, 2018

Russia gives Apple one month to remove Telegram messenger from App Store

Could the App Store be blocked if Apple refuses to comply?

Twitch, Nintendo, Vainglory and others blocked in Russia amidst Telegram crackdown News Apr 23rd, 2018

Twitch, Nintendo, Vainglory and others blocked in Russia amidst Telegram crackdown

Attempts to ban messenger app result in other websites and services going offline

as Report: China still refuses to license new South Korean-developed games News Apr 11th, 2018

Report: China still refuses to license new South Korean-developed games

Tensions originated with South Korea’s THAAD missile defence system which led to China’s unofficial license boycott

Discord shuts down alt-right server and accounts associated with hate groups News Aug 15th, 2017

Discord shuts down alt-right server and accounts associated with hate groups

Company will "continue to take action against white supremacy, nazi ideology and all forms of hate"

as Updated: China bans all new games developed in South Korea from launching in the country News Mar 8th, 2017

Updated: China bans all new games developed in South Korea from launching in the country

Existing games unaffected

as Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns News Jan 3rd, 2017

Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns

Clash Royale seems to be unaffected

1 as China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games News Dec 14th, 2016

China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games

Another nail in the coffin for China's indies

as Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there News Sep 7th, 2016

Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there

Enough of this now

Death threats and dictatorships: Why 'ban happy' platform holders are good for no-one Stateside Oct 24th, 2014

Death threats and dictatorships: Why 'ban happy' platform holders are good for no-one

What Newell-gate says about the power of platform holders

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