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Apple already does ban apps on political grounds, even pretty innocuous just-the-facts type apps: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/538kan/apple-just-
by veidr 8y ago
Apple already does ban apps on political grounds, even pretty innocuous just-the-facts type apps:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/538kan/apple-just-banned-the-app-that-tracks-us-drone-strikes-again https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/538kan/apple-just...
And yes, I think you are likely right: we will see apps banned at the behest of the Chinese government, given the size of their market. (North Korea, perhaps not.)
Apple painted themselves into this corner when they decided to become the gatekeeper of what iPhone users are allowed to install.
- y_molodtsov 8y agoWe already see that, but it’s more subtle. They aren’t banning those apps worldwide, just delist them from their Chinese store.