Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bitchat Removed From India App Store After Government Demand
Bitchat is an app that was listed in Apple's App Store in India.
Jack Dorsey, who helped create Twitter and developed Bitchat, said the app was removed.
He said the Indian government had asked for it to be taken down.
Dorsey also shared an image that seemed to be a message from Apple's app review team.
The report does not explain why the government made the demand or give more details about the removal.
Bitchat was removed from Apple's India App Store.
App developer and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said the removal followed a demand from the Indian government.
Dorsey described the action as the Indian government officially removing Bitchat from the App Store.
He shared a screenshot that appeared to show a notice from Apple's App Review team.
The report was published by PTI; it provides no further details about the government's demand.
- Who
- Bitchat developer Jack Dorsey said Apple removed the app following a demand from the Indian government.
- What
- Bitchat was removed from Apple's India App Store.
- Where
- Apple's India App Store.
- Why
- According to Jack Dorsey, the removal followed a demand from the Government of India.
- App
- Bitchat
- Platform
- Apple App Store
- Market
- India
- Developer
- Jack Dorsey
- Reported reason
- A demand from the Indian government, according to Dorsey
- Supporting material
- Dorsey shared a screenshot that appeared to show an Apple App Review team notice
- Source
- PTI