{"id":28256,"date":"2020-02-28T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T21:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=28256"},"modified":"2021-07-06T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:26:21","slug":"plague-inc-removed-from-the-china-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/28\/plague-inc-removed-from-the-china-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Plague Inc. Removed From the China App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/technode.com\/2020\/02\/27\/plague-inc-removed-from-chinese-app-stores-amid-outbreak\/\">Eliza Gkritsi<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cabel\/status\/1233054640985427968\">Cabel Sasser<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/technode.com\/2020\/02\/27\/plague-inc-removed-from-chinese-app-stores-amid-outbreak\/\">\n<p>Popular infection simulation game Plague Inc. has been removed from Chinese app stores, Apple and Xiaomi users noticed today, after enjoying renewed popularity during the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities have been known to ban <a href=\"https:\/\/technode.com\/2019\/05\/23\/in-search-of-erotic-online-games-chinese-users-turn-to-steam\/\">adult content<\/a> and games with politically sensitive <a href=\"https:\/\/technode.com\/2019\/02\/25\/horror-game-devotion-sparks-heated-debate-on-chinese-social-media-for-politically-cnt\/\">hidden messages<\/a>. Plague Inc. has been praised for its educational value and scientific approach.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The internet regulator informed Ndemic Creations that the game was removed from app stores for &ldquo;illegal&rdquo; content, the developers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndemiccreations.com\/en\/news\/173-statement-on-the-removal-of-plague-inc-from-the-china-app-store\">said <\/a>in a statement released on their website on Thursday evening.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>It remains in the US App Store, where it&rsquo;s an Editors&rsquo; Choice.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/358821\/Plague_Inc_pulled_from_Chinese_App_Store_over_illegal_content.php\">Chris Kerr<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/358821\/Plague_Inc_pulled_from_Chinese_App_Store_over_illegal_content.php\"><p>The studio explained it doesn&rsquo;t know whether the game has been pulled because of its newfound coronavirus connection, and indicated the Cyberspace Administration has yet to offer a concrete explanation for the game&rsquo;s sudden removal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/01\/giving-notes-on-china\/\">Giving Notes on China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/25\/hkmap-live-removed-from-the-app-store\/\">HKmap Live Removed From the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/taiwan-flag-removed-from-ios-emoji-keyboard-in-hong-kong\/\">Taiwan Flag Removed from iOS Emoji Keyboard in Hong Kong<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eliza Gkritsi (via Cabel Sasser): Popular infection simulation game Plague Inc. has been removed from Chinese app stores, Apple and Xiaomi users noticed today, after enjoying renewed popularity during the Covid-19 outbreak. [&#8230;] Chinese authorities have been known to ban adult content and games with politically sensitive hidden messages. 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