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Jul 25, 2026 · Industry Insights

India Issues 3‑Hour GitHub Takedown Order: A Textbook Case of Self‑Inflicted Humiliation

When India’s government ordered GitHub to remove the decentralized BLE‑mesh app BitChat within three hours, the code was already mirrored across distributed networks, turning the crackdown into a vivid lesson on the resilience of open‑source and decentralization.