Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China

19 April 2024
The company says it followed orders regarding “national security concerns”.

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Anonymous, 23 Apr 2024The banning game is started by US and China is just recipro... moreThis didn't start with tiktok. China blocked facebook, youtube and others over 10 years ago.

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    • 23 Apr 2024

    Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024The West should reciprocate and ban Chinese apps, starting ... moreThe banning game is started by US and China is just reciprocating it. US is the country that is getting dose of its own medicine.

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      • 22 Apr 2024

      Anonymous, 20 Apr 2024The appstore company must be neutral when any government sa... moreThe West should reciprocate and ban Chinese apps, starting with TicToc (the Western version of which is already banned in China itself), but also other apps used for smart devices, like watches, locks, cameras and sensors. These can be far more damaging to national security than Whatsapp. China should get a dose of its own medicine.

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        • 22 Apr 2024

        Seriously, Please remove Threads from India too.

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          • 20 Apr 2024

          Anonymous, 19 Apr 2024It just said it, so yes, it can.The appstore company must be neutral when any government say them to remove individual developers app. If they don't cooperate, government can sue them on basis of not following their gov law. They have only 2 options, cooperate with government or remove their business from that country.

            Zendroid, 19 Apr 2024Then China should remove apple store from Apple units in China. good idea, that way huawei would be the most popular phones in china instead of fruit phones with the same camera design from 5 years ago.

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              • 20 Apr 2024

              SuperSpruce, 20 Apr 2024Forcibly replacing Meta spyware with the Chinese version of... moreIn short, make Europe uninstall law globally and core OS must be verifiable and secure

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                • 20 Apr 2024

                GOAT - MASTER GAME.
                In future other countries will play the same.
                People will only suffer those blame.
                World will ignite the flame.

                  Forcibly replacing Meta spyware with the Chinese version of the spyware.

                    ferwxc, 19 Apr 2024What is Threads? Never heard about it? WhatsApp, sure. bare... moreTwitter competitor. They made it when Elon just acquired Twitter.

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                      • 19 Apr 2024

                      Anonymous, 19 Apr 2024Apple statement - "We are obligated to follow the law... moreIt just said it, so yes, it can.

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                        • 19 Apr 2024

                        Gaia, 19 Apr 2024Let's remove the entire internet and return to the old... moreBiden wants that

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                          • 19 Apr 2024

                          You hear alot misinformation from China the truth is tech companies have nothing and often mismanaged , the ETF cqqq tell you the truth if you have invested 100 usd couple years back 70usd gone only 30usd left, management are running in circles right now

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                            • 19 Apr 2024

                            Anonymous, 19 Apr 2024Great. China will have harder time to steal ideas without W... moreSo you think China uses WhatsApp to share stolen information? 😂😂😂

                            WhatsApp is the most vulnerable app when it comes to privacy.

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                              • 19 Apr 2024

                              Apple statement -
                              "We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree"

                              Apple cannot say we agree or disagree. They are just appstore holder, not app developer. They have no say when government wants some app to be removed.

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                                • 19 Apr 2024

                                Lucky Chinese, 19 Apr 2024Lucky Chinese, why not in Europe? and please also X, Insta... moreLet's remove the entire internet and return to the old transistor radios and telegraphs to communicate.

                                  What is Threads? Never heard about it? WhatsApp, sure. barely use it, once o twice a day.

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                                    • 19 Apr 2024

                                    Well, I'll bet someone here going to blame Apple for that. Ohh wait, its already 🤷🏻‍♂️

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                                      • 19 Apr 2024

                                      Anonymous, 19 Apr 2024Great. China will have harder time to steal ideas without W... moreNot as long as short sighted corporations like Apple and Tesla base their manufacturing in China.

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                                        • 19 Apr 2024

                                        China dictators what the H* , modern browsers can't be stopped, Firefox standing strong, everyone doing business in China are not happy when sinal is banned