It seems that Manzana has not had enough the restrictions imposed by the European Commissionsuch as allowing third-party links for payments or the installation of alternative stores to the Apple App Store. As we read the ReutersApple has removed the WhatsApp and Threads applications Meta property of your app store in china. This withdrawal comes after an order from the country's own governmentclaiming national security concerns.
Despite the withdrawal of these two applications, others also owned by Meta They are still available as Instagram, Facebook or Messenger, even other popular ones in the United States like X or YouTube. In a statement Apple has alleged that they are obliged to comply with the laws of the country where they operate, even when they do not agree with them. The Cyberspace Administration, the body in charge of this in China, has not made any commentsMeta has not made any statements either, referring to Apple to answer the questions.
It seems that the withdrawal of these applications comes from a 2023 order in which registration with the Chinese government is required, with a deadline until the end of March to complete this registration. By not completing it, the store in the Asian country has been ordered to be removed, as well as Other applications similar to Chat-GPT have already been removed during the past year.
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I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I broke down my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write for Geeknetic. I dedicate most of my free time to video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.
