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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 8:59pm

Tim Cook traveled to China last month.Li Xin/Xinhua via Getty ImagesApple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store following a government order.WhatsApp has been blocked in China since 2017 and its parent company Meta since 2009.Other Western platforms like Gmail, YouTube, Snap, and Spotify have also been censored in China.Apple removed WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China after being told to do so by the Chinese government, according to the Wall Street Journal.China's top internet regulator asked Apple to remove the two apps because of national security concerns."We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree," an Apple spokesperson told The Journal.The Chinese government has blocked WhatsApp since 2017, while its parent company, Meta, has been blocked since 2009.

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