Jack Dorsey's Bitchat pulled from Indian app stores after government order

Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's decentralized Bluetooth-mesh messaging app, has disappeared from Apple's App Store and Google Play in India. India's IT ministry ordered the removal under Section 69A of the IT Act; Apple told Dorsey the app remains available outside India, while TestFlight access is blocked in the country.

• Bitchat vanished from App Store and Google Play in India on Oct 3
• Removal order cites Section 69A of India's IT Act
• App stays in App Store outside India; TestFlight blocked locally
• In July 2026 India ordered GitHub to take down Bitchat repos