Bangkok Post – Beijing orders Apple to pull WhatsApp from China store

April 19, 2024

Chinese internet regulator cites national security concerns about use of Meta-owned chat app

PUBLISHED : 19 Apr 2024 at 16:35

Regulators in China have taken aim at WhatsApp and the social media site Threads, both owned by the Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. (Photo: Reuters)

Apple Inc said that it removed Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services…