Apple Removes Meta-owned Apps from Chinese App Store


by Phandroid

Phandroid— The decision follows a mandate from government authorities.

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China on government orders. Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China on orders from the country’s internet regulator, US media reported Friday. Mainland China has some of the world’s most extensive internet censorship, with web users unable to access everything from Google to many foreign apps without workarounds such as a virtual private […]