Apple has removed the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China following an order from the country's top internet regulator, Bloomberg reported Friday citing the tech giant.
China is a key market for Apple, which last year topped the country's smartphone market for the first time. Photo: Hector RETAMAL / AFPhas removed the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China following an order from the country's top internet regulator, Bloomberg reported Friday citing the tech giant.
"The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their nationalstay informed and follow us on Google News! But thorny issues of censorship and national security have long hounded the US-based firm's operations in China as Beijing and Washington engage in a fierce battle for technological supremacy.
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