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Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China on government orders
19 Apr 2024 13:55 GMT
… China has some of the world’s most extensive internet censorship, with web … it added, referring to China’s internet regulator.
“These apps remain … ’s phone number and email accounts.
Many platforms that … all links with its Chinese parent ByteDance over national …
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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order
19 Apr 2024 13:54 GMT
… at the direction of China’s internet regulator. Last summer multiple … Apple’s China App Store shortly before Chinese regulations targeted … has also removed popular censorship circumvention tools (and previously … removal from Apple’s Chinese App Store now isn …
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Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store
19 Apr 2024 11:31 GMT
… news agency (dpa). The Chinese internet regulator cited national security … a statement late Thursday. China’s “Great Firewall”, the … Beijing’s system of internet censorship, had already prevented the … , which is owned by China-based ByteDance. In Washington, …
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Soap operas censored in China for spreading 'unhealthy family values'
19 Apr 2024 13:59 GMT
… shorter attention spans during the internet age, these mini-soap … down have portrayed unhappy Chinese families with plot lines … questioning the legitimacy of the censorship.
“Isn’t art supposed … domestic violence,” another read.
China is facing a serious …
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China forces Apple to delist WhatsApp and Threads from App Store The Chinese Government has forced Apple to delist WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store according to a report by Wall Street Journal, resulting in the inability of the Chinese users to…
19 Apr 2024 12:44 GMT
… in China is not a new occurrence. The extensive internet censorship and … starting in 2010. The Chinese government has continued to … concerns as the basis, Chinese authorities have now further increased … in China in accordance with the orders of the Chinese …
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Kyrgyzstan's TikTok block builds censorship fears
19 Apr 2024 14:13 GMT
Kyrgyzstan this week blocked TikTok after its security services expressed concern over its impact on children's wellbeing.
Photo: Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP
Source: AFP
In her photography studio in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Aku Sharsheeva, tried …
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Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China Store at Beijing’s Behest
19 Apr 2024 11:06 GMT
… WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders … in the country’s longstanding internet firewall.
The iPhone-maker also … most rigid internet censorship regimes, said the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the …
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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store per govt order
19 Apr 2024 09:01 GMT
… ; it added, referring to China's internet regulator. "These apps … time. But thorny issues of censorship and national security have long … – are blocked in mainland China. But savvy Chinese iPhone users have still …
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Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store
19 Apr 2024 06:58 GMT
… Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it … Administration of China, which regulates and censors China’s highly restricted internet and online … Service apply.after newsletter promotionThe Chinese order to remove the apps …
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Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store On Beijing's Order
19 Apr 2024 06:28 GMT
… bill, which would compel the Chinese internet company ByteDance to divest its … removal came amid increasing news censorship in China. The New York Times … establishes secure web connections and access restricted content within China.
According to …