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It's illegal to play a video game? What world is this?
by jstanley 8y ago
It's illegal to play a video game? What world is this?
- divs1210 8y agoThis is Modi Kaka's New India. Many websites like reddit, alexa.com, etc. have also been banned by ISPs over the last few months.
- _jgdh 8y agoHaha, Modi fans are downvoting you for pointing out that the obvious. This incident took place in Gujarat. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for more than a decade before becoming Prime Minister of India. The BJP has now been in power in Gujarat for nearly 20 years. If Modi/BJP isn't responsible for this idiocy, then I would invite the BJP bhakts (devotees) to tell us who is. Before you speak, let me establish two facts. Modi and the BJP are synonymous since 2014. When the BJP wins an election, it's called a "Modi wave". The flipside of taking credit for everything and micromanaging everything that the BJP does is that he is responsible when they fuck up... like they have here. Second, the police ultimately report to the Chief Minister who is answerable to Modi. Now say what you have to say, without resorting to the downvote button.
- tintintin 8y agoHi. Please go through HN's [guidelines](https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) once again: > Please don't use Hacker News primarily for political or ideological battle. This destroys intellectual curiosity, and we ban accounts that do it. Your comment crosses into political flamewar. As dang puts it, please do not use HN for that or call names in comments here, regardless of how right you are or feel.
- sbmthakur 8y agoFrom the article, it looks like the local police banned PUBG after locals complained about its addictive nature(in the exam season). Not saying that this is legit, but I don't think Modi would've called the local Police chief and said, "hey bro, please ban PUBG because kids won't do well in exams in my state". As for the sites ban, I couldn't find any Government order banning these sites. For all we know, it might be the courts issuing these bans.
- _jgdh 8y agoI don't mean that Modi personally signed the order banning PUBG. I meant that Modi and the BJP have ruled and continue to rule over a state where policemen think they are a law unto themselves. They think they can ban perfectly lawful activities, then arrest anyone who violates their idiotic ban. The policeman thinks the ends justify the means. I am asking why the policeman's boss agrees with that.
- folkrav 8y agoFor people not from India like myself, BJP is the Bharatiya Janata Party. I'm far from being a specialist of the political situation in India, but IIRC they're a right-wing nationalist party.
- saagarjha 8y agoWait, Reddit is banned by ISPs in India?
- hkai 8y agoNot blocked in Mumbai right now. Basically it is blocked in some places and not blocked in some others: https://www.medianama.com/2019/03/223-tell-me-it-aint-nothin-but-a-mistake-reddit-blocked-on-multiple-isps-and-mobile-data-connections/ https://www.medianama.com/2019/03/223-tell-me-it-aint-nothin...
- youeseh 8y agoI was able to access it in Gujarat just fine when I visited a month ago.
- kbad1000 8y agoPlease, don't spread lies.
- sbmthakur 8y agoIs there a Government order to ban these sites?
- sarveshseri 8y agoI wonder when people will start quoting "Modi Kaka's New India" for seg-faults and stack-overflows...
- setum 8y agoWell it's the same age old policy of banning media. Earlier it was limited to books and news media, what you see with internet & now video games is just it's manifestation in new form as these new forms gain in popularity. Check out this list of books banned in India and tell me how many are from Modi Kaka's New India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_in_India
- fxfan 8y agoIndians already ruined Quora. Not HN now, please. Go cry elsewhere.
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- hkai 8y agoI am against banning anything like that, but I hope you also realize that some people would involuntarily waste years of their life and completely destroy themselves playing it. The addiction is real and harmful.
- cdblades 8y agoLet me know when India bans alcohol, high-calorie food, or any of the countless other things that can be abused.
- kbad1000 8y agoAlcohol is already banned in Gujarat and Bihar. One can only purchase it if they have arrived in Gujarat from less than 6 months using a rationed licence.
- kbad1000 8y agoNot many can buy high calorie fast food. I think the ban can atleast limit the use of the game, specially in public. I think the game is similar to alcohol addiction and keeps people poor by making them unproductive.
- skellera 8y agoThat is a terrible narrative to start passing around. Games are not keeping people poor. An extremely small population relative to total people playing may be addicted and it affects their lives but that should not be a reason to ban a game. Also, the point it not made with this situation. It’s a single game. Not all games.
- kbad1000 8y agoYou can find youths leaving everything to play 'this' game everywhere. It is not just the usual fun thing. I too play games, but I've not seen such thing; it is addiction.
- dsabanin 8y ago
- kbad1000 8y agoThe local government (district level) (not in all country) made it illegal for exams and in public because it is addictive.
- sbmthakur 8y agoI think this happened after parents complained about the addictive nature of the game.