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VLC Media Player banned? Check what government did
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VLC Media Player banned? Check what government did

[ad_1] Government has lifted the ban on VLC Media Player that it slapped on it in February 2022. In February 2022, the Central government banned VLC Media Player in India. However, the ban was a strange one. Instead of the mobile app or the software, only the website was banned and users could not visit the website to download the application. However, it was still available to download in the Google Play Store and the App Store. In fact, there was no official word from the government on the ban either. It wasn't till six months later in August 2022, that the ban came in the public eye. Now, nine months later, the initial ban on the VLC website has been lifted.The VLC Media Player website ban has now been lifted as per various reports. We have also verified the same and found that the...
WhatsApp, FB, Instagram free calls to be chargeable? DoT asks TRAI for views
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WhatsApp, FB, Instagram free calls to be chargeable? DoT asks TRAI for views

[ad_1] The DoT has asked TRAI for view on regulating call over internet apps such as WhatsApp, FB, Instagram. Here is the full report. WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other apps that let you make calls for absolutely free might soon ask you to pay, if TRAI's proposal comes into effect. Based on a report from The Economic Times, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to express its views over the latter's proposal of regulating internet based calls. There has been pressure from telecom operators and service providers to consider the principle of “same service, same rules” for the entire industry.The TRAI has initially sent this proposal back in 2008, when mobile internet in...