Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads, From China App Store After Government Officials Claim They Pose A National Security Risk

Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads, From China App Store After Government Officials Claim They Pose A National Security Risk

Apple has gone ahead and removed WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from the China App Store after government officials voiced their concerns over the applications presenting some form of national security concerns. This is not the first time that the Cupertino giant has been forced to remove apps from its platform, but it is the first instance that two highly popular ones have been de-listed in a long time. Over the past four years, Apple has removed approximately 100 ChatGPT clone apps in the past four years, along with countless gaming ones that are in the thousands. Cybersecurity […]

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