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Niantic combats wave of false bans in Pokémon GO News Jul 28th, 2021

Niantic combats wave of false bans in Pokémon GO

The ban prevents players from accessing their accounts for seven days to permanently

Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open News Mar 1st, 2021

Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open

Reasons include cheating and ineligible players

PUBG Mobile gets hit with a ban in India News Sep 2nd, 2020

PUBG Mobile gets hit with a ban in India

One of 118 Chinese apps to be booted from the country

Apple follows through with threat as it removes Epic's developer account News Sep 1st, 2020

Apple follows through with threat as it removes Epic's developer account

"We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store"

Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts News Jul 20th, 2020

Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts

Not available in Germany, France, Austria, and Russia

as India's government bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok News Jun 30th, 2020

India's government bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok

The apps were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner"

The UK government is asking for evidence to determine if loot boxes are a form of gambling News Jun 8th, 2020

The UK government is asking for evidence to determine if loot boxes are a form of gambling

Concerns are rising over child gambling addiction

as PUBG banned in Nepal over addiction concerns in young children News Apr 12th, 2019

PUBG banned in Nepal over addiction concerns in young children

“We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to children and teenagers”

as The Sims: Freeplay banned in seven countries due to “regional standards” News Jun 27th, 2018

The Sims: Freeplay banned in seven countries due to “regional standards”

The Sims: Freeplay will be banned in China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt come July 5th.

Angry Birds is the most blacklisted app on corporate devices worldwide News Feb 13th, 2017

Angry Birds is the most blacklisted app on corporate devices worldwide

Should probably be more concerned about Angry Birds 2

as Iran bans Pokemon GO News Aug 8th, 2016

Iran bans Pokemon GO

And other strange goings-on around the world

as Ban hammer: Korea's game rating committee shuts down Facebook gaming News Sep 1st, 2014

Ban hammer: Korea's game rating committee shuts down Facebook gaming

For the greater good

1 Apple brands slavery education game "slanderous, insulting", blocks Path to Freedom from App Store News Jul 2nd, 2014

Apple brands slavery education game "slanderous, insulting", blocks Path to Freedom from App Store

Likely to cause "complaints from a large group of people"

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