American multinational corporation and technology company, Apple, has revealed that it has been ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from the China App Store.
Wall Street Journal and New York Times reports cite Apple as saying that it removed the apps from the store in order to abide with directives from China’s Cyberspace Administration.
According to the tech company, the Chinese internet regulator ordered the removal of the apps “based on [its] national security concerns.” It explained to the publications that it’s “obligated to follow the laws in the countries where [it operates], even when [it disagrees].”
