The web site of VLC media participant is not blocked within the nation. Earlier this yr, the web site of the favored video streaming app was blocked and customers would get a message that this was carried out beneath the route of the Department of Telecom (DoT). It is realized that the ban on the web site was lifted after an inter-ministerial assembly with VLC officers. However, the precise the reason why it has been unblocked haven’t been made public.
The Indian Express had earlier reported that the appliance was already speaking with the banned app’s servers and transferring consumer data to a ‘hostile nation’. As per our earlier report, the ministry had famous that VideoLan’s web site was “communicating” with an app referred to as Onmyoji Arena, which is among the 54 apps that MeitY blocked in February this yr.
The URL videolan.org, from the place VLC media participant software program might be downloaded, was blocked within the nation beneath Section 69(a) of the Information Technology Act. Many customers in India had been unable to entry the web site or obtain this system to their computer systems. But the VLC cellular app continued to work superb.
Last month, VideoLan despatched a authorized discover to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Telecommunications, asking why the positioning was blocked within the nation. It had additionally sought a duplicate of the blocking order issued to dam the URL. The group was assisted by the Internet Freedom Foundation in India.
IFF filed an RTI with the DoT in June asking the explanation for blocking the web site. Soon after, the DoT transferred the request to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Victory 🎉@GoI_MeitY VLC Media Player has determined to raise the ban from its web site. IFF offered authorized help to @videolan throughout this course of. (1/3)#WhatTheBlock pic.twitter.com/pW7APDAbIX
– Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) 14 November 2022
The official Twitter deal with of VLC media participant additionally tweeted that the ban has been lifted. The web site is now accessible to most customers in India. We’ve additionally reached out to the Internet Freedom Foundation for extra data.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
