"Apple has confirmed that it has removed two of China's most popular gay dating apps - Blued and Finka - from its app store in the country following an order from authorities. "We follow the laws of the countries where we operate. Based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China, we have removed these two apps from the China storefront only," an Apple spokesperson said."
"Members of the LGBT community expressed concerns about the removal of Blued and Finka, with one saying, "I hope those heterosexual policymakers can understand that love is rare - it's not something shameful or unspeakable." Screenshot from Huawei AppGallery In 2022, popular US-based gay dating app Grindr was removed from Apple's App Store in China shortly after the Cyberspace Administration of China began a crackdown on content it viewed as illegal and inappropriate."
Apple removed two Chinese gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from the China App Store after an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China. A "lite" version of Blued remains available on Chinese app stores, and other gay and bisexual apps like Jicco and Jack'd are still accessible. Blued has amassed tens of millions of downloads. China operates a separate App Store and blocks services such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Google Play, leading Android users to rely on locally adapted operating systems. LGBT community members expressed concern. Regulators previously removed Grindr in 2022 and introduced new licensing rules in 2023.
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