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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order

techcrunch.com Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order | TechCrunch

Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads have been pulled from Apple's App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, Reute...

Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads have been pulled from Apple's App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, Reuters reports.

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This would be an excellent use case for Beeper.
Not surprising, though I do find it ironic when people complain about the potential US ban on Tik Tok. Tik Tok is a foreign hostile government’s propoganda, data mining, and manipulation tool.
- Nobody has an issue with banning TikTok. Everyone has issue with only banning TikTok and not also banning western social media that does exactly the same things.
  
  In the context of the US specifically, there’s definitely a difference in the eyes of the government itself between Tik Tok and other Western social media companies.
  
  I’m all for much tighter privacy laws, but Tik Tok is absolutely worse than other sites (again from the US perspective).
  
  I have a problem with the government banning any apps, seems like a violation of the right to free speech.
- From China’s perspective, is Meta not doing the exact same thing on behalf of the US government?
In Germany this app doesn’t exist.
I thought WhatsApp was never allowed in china?
- Access was banned by ISPs, but people were able to use it via VPN.
  
  Is the reason known why they banned it or what they have to change to be allowed again?

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