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.
"The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their national security concerns," said Apple, referring to China's internet regulator.A Meta spokesperson referred AFP to Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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.
Many online platforms that are popular in much of the world -- including Google, Facebook, X, WhatsApp and TikTok -- are blocked in mainland China.
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