VLC Media Player has been banned in India, but this happened nearly 2 months ago. Neither the company nor the Indian government has revealed any details about the ban.
“Some reports suggest that VLC Media Player has been banned in the country because the platform was used by China-backed hacking group Cicada for cyber attacks.”
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“Some reports suggest that VLC Media Player has been banned in the country because the platform was used by China-backed hacking group Cicada for cyber attacks.”
Odd reason
That’s definitely a load of horseshit
They also use Microsoft Windows. Quick India, ban Windows!
Their loss I guess. The potential reason for it also seems nonsensical