Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
Release time：2024-06-03 19:22:57 Source：Earthly Echoes news portal
HONG KONG (AP) — 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 China over trade, technology and national security.
The U.S. has threatened to ban TikTok over national security concerns. But while TikTok, owned by Chinese technology firm ByteDance, is used by millions in the U.S., apps like WhatsApp and Threads are not commonly used in China.
Instead, the messaging app WeChat, owned by Chinese company Tencent, reigns supreme.
Other Meta apps, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger remained available for download, although use of such foreign apps is blocked in China due to its “Great Firewall” network of filters that restrict use of foreign websites such as Google and Facebook.
- Previous：Another Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year
- Next：Give free passports to Britain's heroes: On the eve of D
Related articles
- How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
- Bohai oilfield hits record high in production
- Xi Stresses Building General Offices of Party Committees, Governments into Model Organs
- Private sector to get active support for major projects
- Doctor Who fans brand sci
- Anderson aiming to dish out more assists
- Memorable show lowers curtain on Asian Games
- Shanghai goes big on smart factories
- Yuka Saso wins another US Women's Open. This one was for Japan
- Anderson aiming to dish out more assists
- Usher, Victoria Monét will receive prestigious awards from music industry group ASCAP
- China's Yin officially installed as world No 1
- Xi in My Eyes
- Xi, Maduro Announce Elevation of China
- Rugby star and ALS campaigner Rob Burrow dies at age 41
- Xi Extends Condolences to Moroccan King over Deadly Earthquake
- Nuggets have a banner night
- History weighs heavy on Lionesses
- Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday's immigration announcement
- Private sector to get active support for major projects
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders ,Earthly Echoes news portal sitemap