The law, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, directed Apple and Google to remove the service from app stores and required web-hosting firms to stop supporting the app or face penalties.
Free-speech group PEN America criticized the ruling, saying that restricting access to foreign media is a hallmark of repressive governments and warns against using national security to silence speech.
The development has drawn criticism from free speech advocates who argue this amounts to government censorship, which is against the principles America often champions globally.
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