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Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads and Telegram From China App Store
Wednesday April 24, 2024. 11:27 AM , from Slashdot/Apple
These messaging apps, which allow users to exchange messages and share files individually and in big groups, combined have more than three billion users globally. They can only be accessed in China through virtual private networks that take users outside China's Great Firewall, but are still commonly used. Beijing has often viewed such platforms with caution, concerned that these apps could be used by its citizens to spread negative content and organize demonstrations or social movements. Much of the news China censors at home often makes it beyond the Great Firewall through such channels. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/04/19/0926227/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-and-telegram-from-c...
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