{"id":26037,"date":"2019-07-23T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T20:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=26037"},"modified":"2021-10-08T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T19:42:20","slug":"app-store-takedown-demands-by-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/23\/app-store-takedown-demands-by-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"App Store Takedown Demands by Governments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2019\/07\/02\/apple-government-app-takedown-requests\/\">Juli Clover<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=20341809\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2019\/07\/02\/apple-government-app-takedown-requests\/\">\n<p>Apple received a total of 80 requests from 11 countries to remove 634 apps from various App Stores in different countries. While Apple did not provide specific details on which apps it was asked to pull, requests from China made up the bulk of total takedown requests.<\/p>\n<p>China asked Apple to remove 626 apps, and Apple ultimately pulled 526 of those. Apple also pulled a smaller number of apps at the request of Vietnam, Austria, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The transparency report, from the second half 2018, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/transparency\/pdf\/requests-2018-H2-en.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/11\/apple-fixed-bug-that-crashed-devices-when-typing-taiwan\/\">Apple Fixed Bug That Crashed Devices When Typing &rdquo;Taiwan&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/31\/apple-hasnt-blocked-telegram-app-but-wont-allow-updates\/\">Apple Hasn&rsquo;t Blocked Telegram App, But Won&rsquo;t Allow Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/21\/skype-removed-from-chinese-app-stores\/\">Skype Removed From Chinese App Stores<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/apple-pulls-vpn-apps-from-china-app-store\/\">Apple Pulls VPN Apps From China App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/09\/apple-removes-linkedin-app-from-russian-app-store\/\">Apple Removes LinkedIn App From Russian App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/apple-removes-new-york-times-apps-from-chinese-app-store\/\">Apple Removes New York Times Apps From Chinese App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juli Clover (Hacker News): Apple received a total of 80 requests from 11 countries to remove 634 apps from various App Stores in different countries. While Apple did not provide specific details on which apps it was asked to pull, requests from China made up the bulk of total takedown requests. 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