Report: a look at the narrowing regulatory exemptions Apple has been operating under in China, such as running an App Store without a local partner
Amid continued tension between the United States and China, a new report from The Information details how Apple could be impacted by Chinese retaliation. Source: The Information .
“(Apple) only screens out apps that refer to sensitive topics such as the Falun Gong, Dalai Lama, Tiananmen Square, Tibet and Taiwan, according to one person familiar with the matter” @waynema's fascinating look at the 🍎 App Store in 🇨🇳 — https://www.theinformation.com/ ... https…
Alarming? I wrote about this a while back. Apple is complying with regulations from 2016 and removing games that weren't approved for release in China. It's essentially a long overdue correction of the market. Full breakdown here: https://nikopartners.com/... https://twitter.com/…
Some never-before-reported tidbits from my article for @theinformation on Apple's exemptions in China below, which mainly talks about how the App Store has struggled to become legally compliant in China. (1/x) https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
This is actually worse than I thought: Apple *preemptively* censors ‘sensitive’ apps in China that reference Tiananmen Square or Falun Gong https://twitter.com/...
I knew Chinese government has lots of levers to control hw companies operate but this deep dive on Apple's relationship with China still surprised me Wow https://www.theinformation.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Every single Apple customer in China wished that the company was “loosely operating” the app store. The exact opposite is true - Apple censors what Beijing wants them to, including thousands of privacy and anti-censorship apps. https://applecensorship.com/ ... https://twitter.com…
🍎For years, Apple got special treatment in 🇨🇳. That has changed. The bar for complying w/censorship & back doors is getting higher & higher & higher... https://www.theinformation.com/ ... @waynema