Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order
- Apple removed Meta's WhatsApp and Threads apps from the App Store in China due to Chinese authorities' national security concerns.
- Chinese officials cited national security concerns as the reason for the removal of certain messaging apps from China's App Store.
- Signal and Telegram were also removed from China's App Store, along with Meta's messaging apps.
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Chat programs such as WhatsApp could only be used in China by other means. After a decision of the government, various messengers can no longer be found in Apple's App Store. By B. Eyssel.[more]
Apple says it was ordered to pull WhatsApp from China app store
Several other global messaging apps had also been removed from Apple's App Store in China on Friday, including Signal, which is based in the US, and Telegram, which is based in Dubai, UAE, according to Appfigures, a market research firm that analyses the digital economy.
The Asian giant controls and suppresses any content that criticizes state policy or that could create dissatisfaction with management.
Apple’s removal of WhatsApp in China reopens debate over user freedom
The removal of WhatsApp and Threads from Apple's China App Store puts this revenue stream at risk, as it may signal further restrictions on Meta's ability to capture advertising dollars from Chinese companies looking to expand globally.
China orders Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads, other apps in censorship move: report
Apple has removed popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal from its iPhone app store in China after the Chinese government ordered the company to do so, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday."We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree," an Apple spokesperson told the Journal, confirming Chinese officials demanded the tech giant scrub a number of apps over national security conc…
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