Gamers arrested for playing 'PUBG' on their phones in India

In several cities in India, gamers have been arrested simply for playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (aka PUBG) on their phones.

An astonishing BuzzFeed News report published Monday night took a deep dive into the extreme popularity of Battlegrounds in India, as well as government efforts to contain it. At the center of the story are four boys who were arrested for playing the game in a public space after it was banned in the city of Ahmedabad.

Authorities cited the game as a powerful distraction from academics as a reason for the ban. Some even attributed a handful of deaths to the game. Additionally, some parents have accused the game of encouraging violent or aggressive tendencies in their children, per BuzzFeed's report. Read more...