VLC player unbanned in India after 9 months, now available for download
News Highlights
- VCL media player is now available for download in India.
- India has removed the ban on the website of the VLC media player.
- According to the company website, around 73 million people have downloaded this player so far.
VCL Media Player is now available for download in India. The multimedia player that was banned earlier this year is now back and people can use it again. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT has lifted the ban on the VLC media player website.IFF said If you are unable to access http://videolan.org, write to us with the details of your ISP.
VICTORY 🎉@GoI_MeitY has decided to remove its ban on the website of VLC media player. IFF provided legal support to @videolan throughout this process. (1/3)#WhatTheBlock pic.twitter.com/pW7APDAbIX
— Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) November 14, 2022
VLC media player
- Website: wiki.videolan.org/Libvlc, videolan.org, videolan.org/vlc, videolan.org/vlc/%7C
- Developers: VideoLAN
- Initial release: 1 February 2001
- Written in: C, C++, Qt, Objective-C
- Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Android, macOS, Linux, MORE
- Platforms: x86-64, PowerPC, x86-32 (32 bit Intel x86), MIPS architecture, ARM architecture family
- Type: Media player software, Library
Earlier this year, the central government had banned the website of the VLC media player, saying that it was communicating with the servers of already banned software and transferring users’ information to other countries.
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has told that now this ban has been lifted. The official Twitter handle of VLC Media Player has also tweeted that the ban has been lifted. ITF claims that it has given legal aid to the company after the ban in India. Now you can download the latest version of VLC Media Player by visiting the official website of Videolan.
The website was banned in India for a while, although the apps continued to work fine. According to reports, there are chances that the ban could be a mistake, which the government has now removed.
The company sent a legal notice to the government: The company had sent a legal notice to the government regarding this matter. The company had threatened that if there is no response from the government, they will take further action. The company said that they did not receive any prior notice regarding the ban.
Now, nine months later, the government has finally lifted the ban on the media player. With this development, the VLC media player will once again be available for download through the official app stores of Apple, Google and Microsoft and via the company’s official website.
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