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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apple has complied with the Chinese government's request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial for political dissidents globally, especially in China where political expression is heavily regulated. Despite previous reliance on VPNs to access these platforms, they are now unavailable for download in China through the official app store. This move by Apple comes amidst increasing tensions between the U.S. and China in the realm of consumer technology, with discussions in the U.S. Senate about the future of TikTok, a popular social media app owned by a Chinese parent company

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@Stillhart yea, you can, but that means trusting the third party providing the apk. Besides that, China also has a big power over the internet. They could outright block the apps from working altogether only by cutting the connection. Especially with Threads and WhatsApp where you cannot choose any proxy within the app.

In fact, I think they already did it.

@Sgn

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if self hosted fediverse stuff could gain a bit of traction 🤷

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

@TheMonkeyLord in China you mean? Well, if CCP would find a way to control it, then yes.