Apple removes New York Times apps in China, at request of authorities
New York — Apple has removed the New York Times’s news apps from its app store in China following a request from the Chinese authorities, the companies said separately on Thursday. Apple removed both the English-language and Chinese-language apps from the iTunes store in China on December 23, according to the New York Times, which first reported the action. The request comes as the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet regulatory body, has called for greater media scrutiny, citing fears of social disorder, moral harm and threats to national security. The regulator did not immediately provide a comment on the removal of the New York Times apps. "The request by the Chinese authorities to remove our apps is part of their wider attempt to prevent readers in China from accessing independent news coverage by The New York Times of that country," New York Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told Reuters. "We have asked Apple to reconsider their decision," Murphy s...
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