Apple forced to pull Meta's WhatsApp, Threads from China’s App Store. Here’s why.

Apr 19 2024 by Mashable

 

iPhone users in China no longer have access to some of the most popular messaging and social media apps.

Apple was ordered by the Chinese government on Friday to remove Meta's messaging app WhatsApp and its social media platform Threads from the official App Store in China. Along with Meta's apps, Apple was also forced to remove the Signal and Telegram messaging apps from the App Store, too.

"We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree,” an...

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