Apple pulls Meta's WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store


by CNBC

CNBC— Apple on Friday said it has pulled WhatsApp, Threads, Signal and Telegram from the App Store in China.

Mashable—Apple forced to pull Meta's WhatsApp, Threads from China’s App Store. Here’s why.. China has forced Apple to ban WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram in the country's App Store.

www.theyeshivaworld.com—Apple Pulls WhatsApp And Threads From App Store On China’s Orders. Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the U.S. and […]

9to5Mac—Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China [U: Signal and Telegram]. Update: Both Signal and Telegram have been removed at China’s insistence as well. Apple statement in story. Apple has removed two Meta apps from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government. Both WhatsApp and Threads have been made unavailable in the App Store, preventing new installs for the messaging and social apps. more