mangaluru the centres decision to block 118 mobile applications including popular gaming app pubg will do only good to the indian gaming industry and the youth said cybersecurity expert ananth prabhu when tiktok was banned we noticed a rise in withdrawal symptoms this is likely to increase further with the pubg mobile application ban however the ban will help to control unethical practices said prabhu i have had several parents reaching out for help on realising that money in some cases nearly rs 20000 was debited from their credit cards without their knowledge on checking we found that the many were utilised for inapp purchases made by their children most students dont own credit cards and end up stealing credit card numbers and passwords from their parents and make purchases that would help in crossing game levels faster he said further in pubg the dopamine rush happens when they are rewarded for each level the gaming industry is a multibilliondollar industry which is mostly controlled by china cybersecurity is a major challenge as a player ends up giving certain critical permissions of the device heshe is using and at the same time talking to strangers since most of the games are highly violent and has an impact on the brain in the longrun a ban is welcome said prabhu adding that there is no problem in engaging in neuro exercise or games or those that improve students overall performancewelcoming the government move indian gaming and sports video app rooters ceo and founder piyush said we welcome this move by our government to safeguard indian users data and protect the country against the potential threat these apps pose to our national security this ban opens up tremendous opportunities for the indian gaming ecosystem to align their businesses with the governments atmanirbhar bharat strategy and also enable gaming and esports platforms to grow faster stating that the company anticipated the ban and kept investing in games he said most of the users and content creators on our platform engage in games other than pubg in the last two and a half months rooter has witnessed unprecedented growth by adding nearly 3 million users this ban will further fuel the growth he added sanjay kaushik managing director netrika consulting india pvt ltd said the move is primarily due to increased concerns over data security its a long awaited and welcome step by the government and most parents will be happy with the ban of mobile pubg