VLC Media Player banned in India

One of the world's most popular media players across multiple platforms, VLC Media Player is reportedly being banned in the country.

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The VLC Media Player website no longer works in India and users cannot download the program's exe file for installation anymore.

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Interestingly, VLC Media Player is still available on the Google Play Store.

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If you already have VLC Media player installed on your device, phone or PC, you should still be able to run the program no issues.

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Neither VLC Media Player nor the government has revealed why the media player was taken down.

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