WeChat has issued a notification to its users that reads: « Pursuant to Indian law we are unable to offer you WeChat at this time. »
WeChat has reportedly suspended its services in India days after the popular chat app and 58 other Chinese apps were banned by the government. The WeChat users in India were logged out of the apps over the last weekend, followed by a formal notification sent by the company to its users. WeChat was primarily used by people to communicate with contacts roaming or living in China as apps such as WhatsApp, Hangouts, Messenger, and Telegram do not work there.
In the notification, WeChat wrote: « Pursuant to Indian law we are unable to offer you WeChat at this time. We value each of our users, and data security and privacy are of utmost importance to us. We are engaging with relevant authorities and hope to be able to resume service in the future. » While the company did not say if this moratorium of services will be reversed, multiple reports have noted the company is calling it quits for the Indian market.
