"China's Order: Apple Removes Meta Apps in Censorship Move"

China ordered Apple to remove Meta-owned messaging apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China due to "inflammatory" content about Chinese President Xi Jinping, citing national security concerns. Telegram and Signal were also removed. The apps remain available in other countries and were not widely used in China, where WeChat dominates. This move comes amid US debate over banning or forcing a sale of Chinese-owned TikTok, with US lawmakers raising concerns about Apple's ties to China following the recent cancellation of an Apple TV+ show and the removal of The New York Times app from the Chinese App Store in 2016.