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13+ hour ago   (650+ words) NEW DELHI, Oct 6: Amid the removal of Jack Dorsey's Bitchat from app stores in India following the IT Ministry's order, government sources today said the Bluetooth messaging app was a law-and-order concern and therefore had to be removed. Sources also…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (647+ words) Amid the removal of Jack Dorsey's Bitchat from app stores in India following the IT Ministry's order, government sources on Tuesday said the Bluetooth messaging app was a law-and-order concern and therefore had to be removed. Sources also categorically ruled…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (353+ words) Bitchat founder Jack Dorsey. The Central government has explained why Bitchat, the Bluetooth-based messaging app developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, was removed from app stores in the country. Government sources reportedly said that the app was considered a law…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (251+ words) The Times of India NEW DELHI: Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth-based messaging app Bitchat has been removed from Indian app stores following government intervention, putting the spotlight on concerns over decentralised communication Government sources quoted by news agency PTI said on…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago   (164+ words) Published: October 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM IST Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application, Bitchat, from its India App Store after a demand from the country's IT ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post on Saturday. "Government of India officially…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1103+ words) For most messaging apps, losing mobile data means losing the ability to send messages. Bitchat was built around the opposite idea. The messaging app could connect nearby users through Bluetooth, allowing them to communicate without mobile data, Wi-Fi or a…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (86+ words) Rediff MoneyWiz Bitchat Removed: India Cites Law & Order Risk for Bluetooth App Oct 06, 2026 18:15 - Jack Dorsey's Bitchat app has been removed from Indian app stores following an IT Ministry order. - Government sources cited law-and-order concerns due to the app's ability to…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (538+ words) The workarounds -- sideloading, alternative app stores & operating systems -- require technical know-how. The common man who lacks that is the real victim of the ban Bitchat, the offline messaging app developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been removed from both…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (133+ words) Updated On: 05 October, 2026 06:18 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from India’s App Store following a MeitY demand under Section 69(A) of the IT Act. The Bluetooth-based messaging app had previously faced government action over concerns…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (338+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! Bitchat, a decentralized mobile messenger that works without the internet and is often used during protests, has been removed from the Indian App Store and Google Play at the request of local authorities, the app's co-founder…...