Google blocks Krafton's battle-royale game BGMI in India after govt orders

Google blocks Krafton's battle-royale game BGMI in India after govt orders

Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg

Alphabet Inc’s Google blocked access on Thursday to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton, citing an order from the Indian government.

Krafton shares slumped more than 9% on the news on Friday, quickly paring losses to trade down 5.7%.

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