![Sensing a security threat, the government of India has restricted fresh downloads and installations of the VLC Media Player. However, VLC's mobile apps are still available, since they are hosted on Google's Sensing a security threat, the government of India has restricted fresh downloads and installations of the VLC Media Player. However, VLC's mobile apps are still available, since they are hosted on Google's](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Explained_-Why-VLC-Media-Player-was-banned-In-India-and-why-mobile-apps-are-still-available.jpg)
Sensing a security threat, the government of India has restricted fresh downloads and installations of the VLC Media Player. However, VLC's mobile apps are still available, since they are hosted on Google's
![VLC Media Player banned and blocked in India, VLC doesn't know why and govt doesn't explain: full story VLC Media Player banned and blocked in India, VLC doesn't know why and govt doesn't explain: full story](https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202208/VLC_Media_Player_1_x.jpeg?VersionId=PKifC.ihlaZdN.JNR1qFGLwhHtqueDD6)
VLC Media Player banned and blocked in India, VLC doesn't know why and govt doesn't explain: full story
![Read the legal notice sent by VLC Media Player to the Indian government on the 'ban' - Times of India Read the legal notice sent by VLC Media Player to the Indian government on the 'ban' - Times of India](https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-94663255,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-3962,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg)