Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store, WSJ reports

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The iPhone maker said China’s top internet regulator asked it to remove the apps because of national security concerns, according to the Journal.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk past an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

“We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree,” the newspaper quoted an Apple spokesperson as saying in a statement.

Apple and Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment on the WSJ report.