Apple: Need solid reason to take down betting apps

Chennai | New Delhi: Apple has told Indian officials that it needs a “concrete reason or a legal requirement” to fully comply with the Centre’s directive to take down betting apps from its App Store, according to people directly aware of the matter. While the iPhone-maker has not outright refused to comply with the February order by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), the company has made it clear that it cannot “arbitrarily” remove the betting apps and make them unavailable in India, they added.

“It (Apple) contended that since these apps are valid and legal in other geographies, it would be difficult for (Apple)