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Apple pulls New York Times apps in China after government request 2017-01-05 03:24:17 Post No. 97135
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Apple pulls New York Times apps in China after government request
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2017-01-05 03:24:17
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-new-york-times-china-idUSKBN14O29L
>Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has removed the New York Times Co's (NYT.N) English- and Chinese-language news apps from its iTunes store in China following a request from the local authorities, the companies said separately on Thursday.
>The apps, which the newspaper said were removed on Dec. 23, are the latest Western services to fall foul of Chinese authorities, whose other scalps include Apple's own iBooks and iTunes Movies stores which have been blocked since April.
>Their removal comes just over a month after the Cyberspace Administration of China called for greater media scrutiny, citing fears of social disorder, moral harm and threats to national security. The internet regulator did not respond to a faxed request for comment about the Times' apps.
>"The development of the internet in China must respect China's laws and regulations, in principle," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said in response to a question about the apps.
>New York Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told Reuters that the newspaper has asked Apple to reconsider.
>"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," Murphy said.
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>>97135
>citing fears of social disorder, moral harm and threats to national security.
I really hope the Chinese gov't collapses. American dominance is superior to the Chinese counterpart.
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Why are Chinese so afraid of nyt?
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>>97252
>The government has blocked the Times' websites since 2012 after a series of articles on the wealth of the family of then-Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, the New York Times reported.
>"We have been informed that the app is in violation of local regulations," Apple spokesman Fred Sainz in California told Reuters.
>An Apple spokeswoman in China declined to comment on specific reasons or which regulatory body made the request.
>Apple has previously removed news apps from its China app store, but none as high-profile as the New York Times. At least three other apps have been removed from the app store in recent years on the grounds of "illegal content", according to news reports and the apps' developers.
>Apps from other international publications whose websites are blocked, including CNN, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, were still available on Thursday.
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>>97252
Because the NYT, for all its faults, is way more of an independent news source than anything in China, whose media is all state run or approved. They can't control the content the NYT puts out, so they fear having sources that are counter to their narrative.
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>>97252
They believe in climate change.
China runs on oil.
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>>97135
China is just manouvering to control news sources for what's about to happen. South China Sea activity is heating up, allied with Pakistan (probable acces to Indian Ocean), now they're sneaking into govt relations with India (Pakistans mortal enemy) so suspect Chink shenanigans to pop up there, they've warmed up to the President nut-job in the Phillipines quite recently, they sent "good-will" visit ships from their Navy to Canada recently (the ship they sent was loaded with intercept gear), lots of military sat launches in past 8 months.
Individually it looks all benign, but taken as a whole...They must be gearing up for something. Whatever, I don't trust these slant-eyed motherfuckers. China doesn't play well with others. Even immigrants from their country REFUSE to integrate in mine. They recently tried (and continue to try) to force english speakers out and remove english signs.
"Beware the Yellow horde".
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>>97135
>apple cucks
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