Apple Removes the Quartz News App From China's App Store

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Apple removed Quartz’s news app from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government. Quartz claimed this happened because of their coverage of the Hong Kong protests. Of course, the timing makes this perfectly clear. The removal from the App Store happened:

  1. the same day that Apple removed HKmap.live, an app that helped the Hong Kong protesters.
  2. the day after Apple received heavy criticism from the Chinese Communist Party’s official news outlet, the People’s Daily.

Quartz’s website was also blocked for mainland China.

Sources / Relevant Material

  1. The Verge "Apple removes Quartz news app from the Chinese App Store over Hong Kong coverage" by Nick Statt (9 Oct 2019)
  2. OSnews "Apple removes Quartz news app from the Chinese App Store over Hong Kong coverage" by Thom Holwerda (10 Oct 2019)
  3. RedState "Apple Caves, Removes Multiple Apps, Including News App Covering Hong Kong Protests, After China Objects" by Nick Arama (10 Oct 2019)
  4. TechSpot "Apple removes Hong Kong protest app, Quartz news app following Chinese criticism" by Rob Thubron (10 Oct 2019)