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There's a law introduced August last year that basically treats app developer like domain registrants by requiring them to register and provide their real cont
by aragonite 3y ago
There's a law introduced August last year that basically treats app developer like domain registrants by requiring them to register and provide their real contact info and/or company information. Existing apps were given a grace period until Apr this year. It seems that Meta had 7 months to fill out a pretty trivial form but for whatever reason chose not to do so, which is why this is happening.
https://m.163.com/dy/article/J04PDGQA055632BB.html?spss=adap_pc https://m.163.com/dy/article/J04PDGQA055632BB.html?spss=adap...
https://support.huaweicloud.com/prepare-icp/icp_02_0049.html https://support.huaweicloud.com/prepare-icp/icp_02_0049.html
https://m.sohu.com/a/711668155_120284864/?pvid=000115_3w_a https://m.sohu.com/a/711668155_120284864/?pvid=000115_3w_a
- initplus 3y ago“They didn’t fill out some trivial form” is never the answer. It’s a show of power by someone, either Chinese govt or Meta.
- aragonite 3y agoI agree it's not the full answer.
- gruez 3y agoApparently whatsapp is blocked in china[1]. I have a feeling that for them it's not as simple as "fill[ing] out a pretty trivial form". Would they even acknowledge the form and/or process it? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_mainland_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...
- robjan 3y agoThis is the truth. My non-banned finance company from Hong Kong is also having to pull its app from the Mainland Apple store because we don't have any interest in formally registering a business entity in China. WhatsApp and Threads are just other instances of organisations without an ICP.
- infamia 3y agoAssuming it happened as described, the likely reason is that their apps have been blocked/censored for years (i.e., they don't work) thanks to the Chinese Government.