IntelliTechs · Oct 04, 2026
People in India who already installed Bitchat should be able to keep using it, but new downloads are blocked there.
Bitchat is a decentralized messaging app that launched in July 2025.
Per TechCrunch, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) ordered Apple to remove Bitchat from the Indian App Store under Section 69A of the Information Technology…
In July 2026, Dorsey disclosed that Indian authorities had ordered GitHub to take down repositories tied to the app.
The Internet Freedom Foundation, a New Delhi digital rights group, called the October order unconstitutional.
TechCrunch names Briar as the other app Indian protesters turned to in July.
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