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div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc." title="Criticism of Apple Inc.">Criticism of Apple Inc.</a></div> <p><b>Censorship by Apple</b> refers to <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a>'s removal, omission, or disruption of the spread of content or information from its services or subsidiaries, such as the <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> and the <a href="/wiki/App_Store_(Apple)" title="App Store (Apple)">App Store</a>, in order to comply with Apple's company policies, legal demands, or various government censorship laws. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="iTunes_Books">iTunes Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: iTunes Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Jobs" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a> banned all books published by <a href="/wiki/Wiley_(publisher)" title="Wiley (publisher)">John Wiley & Sons</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Store" title="Apple Store">Apple retail stores</a> in response to their publishing an <a href="/wiki/Unauthorized_biography" title="Unauthorized biography">unauthorized biography</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/ICon" title="ICon">iCon</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The book received criticism for "failing to cohesively and clearly express the opinion of Jobs, linguistic redundancies, and clumsy anecdotes." However, despite the criticisms of the quality of Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon's writing and the attempts to highlight Steve Jobs's "negative" characteristics as a boss and individual, thought leader Dan Sumption admitted that the book was a relatively entertaining view into the life of Steve Jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-Dan_Sumption_'iCon'_Book_Review_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dan_Sumption_'iCon'_Book_Review-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The iBooks description for <i><a href="/wiki/Moby-Dick" title="Moby-Dick">Moby-Dick</a></i> censored the words "<a href="/wiki/Sperm_whale" title="Sperm whale">sperm whale</a>" as of April 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>, four erotic books, including <i>Blonde and Wet, the Complete Story</i>, were allegedly removed from the top 10 chart on July 26, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Blake_2010-06-27_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blake_2010-06-27-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Press" title="Northwest Press">Northwest Press</a> has had repeated conflicts with Apple's content limitations on sales through the iBooks store. In 2011, an adaptation by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bouden" title="Tom Bouden">Tom Bouden</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Wilde" title="Oscar Wilde">Oscar Wilde</a>'s play <i><a href="/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest" title="The Importance of Being Earnest">The Importance of Being Earnest</a></i> was only approved after the addition of black bars to cover partial male nudity.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The technology company initially permitted the individual issues of <a href="/wiki/Jon_Macy" title="Jon Macy">Jon Macy</a>'s <i>Fearful Hunter</i>, but rejected the collected edition, then removed the issues.<sup id="cite_ref-advocate_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advocate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The satirical <i>Al-Qaeda's Super Secret Weapon</i> was rejected outright.<sup id="cite_ref-advocate_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advocate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, Northwest published a self-censored version of <i>Hard to Swallow</i> by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hall_(cartoonist)" title="Justin Hall (cartoonist)">Justin Hall</a> and Dave Davenport – covering the "objectionable" parts with images of apples – when the original version was rejected due to sexual content.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="iTunes_Music">iTunes Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: iTunes Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Song_censorship">Song censorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Song censorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a policy of censoring <a href="/wiki/Profanity" title="Profanity">profanity</a> in song titles on iTunes.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has resulted in a <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem" title="Scunthorpe problem">Scunthorpe glitch</a>, by which inoffensive titles are censored due to a coincidental string of letters.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If the song has an explicit label, it will be marked "explicit" next to the song title. If a song is marked "explicit", then it is unavailable for purchase if "restrict explicit content" is checked under the parental controls preference. Often, there will be a "clean" mark next to the title of some songs, meaning the lyrics have been censored, and is available to purchase on all accounts. Generally, if a song is marked "clean", there is an explicit version available as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="iTunes_Podcasts">iTunes Podcasts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: iTunes Podcasts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="InfoWars"><i>InfoWars</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: InfoWars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 6, 2018, Apple removed all, but one of the podcasts created by <i><a href="/wiki/InfoWars" class="mw-redirect" title="InfoWars">InfoWars</a></i>, a website owned by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a>, a right-wing American <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theory" title="Conspiracy theory">conspiracy theorist</a> radio-show host and content creator. Apple cited <a href="/wiki/Hate_speech" title="Hate speech">hate speech</a> as the reason for the removal of the content.<sup id="cite_ref-AJ1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJ2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple's decision to remove this content sparked other major technology companies, including <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>, into removing InfoWars content.<sup id="cite_ref-AJ1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Apple_TV+"><span id="Apple_TV.2B"></span>Apple TV+</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Apple TV+"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2023, Apple canceled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Problem_with_Jon_Stewart" title="The Problem with Jon Stewart">The Problem with Jon Stewart</a></i> because of editorial disagreements over Stewart's treatment of China and other topics.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cancelation attracted criticism and questions from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Strategic_Competition_between_the_United_States_and_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party">United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="App_Store">App Store</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: App Store"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/App_Store_(Apple)" title="App Store (Apple)">App Store (Apple)</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS_app_approvals" title="IOS app approvals">iOS app approvals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking" title="IOS jailbreaking">iOS jailbreaking</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png/220px-Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png/330px-Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png/440px-Censored_on_the_App_Store_black_bg.png 2x" data-file-width="1376" data-file-height="460" /></a><figcaption>The unofficial "Censored on the App Store" logo</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspaper_and_magazine_content">Newspaper and magazine content</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Newspaper and magazine content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2009, Apple rejected the first version of "Newspapers", an <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> app that let users read content from 50+ newspapers around the world, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Monde" title="Le Monde">Le Monde</a></i>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> tabloid <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i>. The app was rejected because the topless "<a href="/wiki/Page_3" title="Page 3">Page 3</a>" girls daily features were described as "obscene". A second version of the application was submitted, removing access to <i>The Sun</i>, and adding a price tag of <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>0.59. The app was made available in the summer, after the release of the <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> 3.0 software.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another application, of similar nature to 'Newspapers', called 'Eucalyptus' allowed users to download <a href="/wiki/Ebook" title="Ebook">e-books</a> to their iPhone, though was rejected by Apple because one of the e-books that could have been downloaded was the <i><a href="/wiki/Kama_Sutra" title="Kama Sutra">Kama Sutra</a></i>. The ban has since been lifted.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>We do believe we have a moral responsibility to keep porn off the <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a><span class="nowrap"> </span>... Folks who want porn can buy an <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> phone.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Steve_Jobs" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a><sup id="cite_ref-Schofield_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schofield-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>We can't adapt European magazines to the standards of Utah.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Mathias Müller von Blumencron (editor of <i><a href="/wiki/Der_Spiegel" title="Der Spiegel">Der Spiegel</a></i>, warning that the news magazine would not alter its content for the App Store)<sup id="cite_ref-pfanner_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfanner-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The App Store has <i><a href="/wiki/Playboy" title="Playboy">Playboy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> adult-rated apps that have yet to be removed, while some apps by others were removed citing adult content which has resulted in accusations of hypocrisy. Despite this, adult sites continue to market for iPhone and iPad users.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2009, the application of <i><a href="/wiki/Stern_(magazine)" title="Stern (magazine)">Stern</a></i> (a mainstream German weekly magazine with a print circulation of about 900,000) was deleted for several weeks without warning.<sup id="cite_ref-pfanner_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfanner-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2010, Europe's largest newspaper, German tabloid <i><a href="/wiki/Bild" title="Bild">Bild</a></i>, removed content from the iPhone version of its print edition at the request of Apple, and later it had to modify one of its applications – like in the <i>Stern</i> case because of nudity.<sup id="cite_ref-bunz_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bunz-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) warned that with such interventions Apple might be moving towards censorship.<sup id="cite_ref-bunz_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bunz-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 26, 2010, an informational magazine about Google's OS from the Danish publisher <i>Mediaprovider</i> was not allowed in the app store.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> described rejection of explicit content by Apple as analogous to that of the distributor <a href="/wiki/WHSmith" title="WHSmith">WHSmith</a>, a main distributor which for many years imposed content restrictions on British publishers. Workers at the fashion magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Dazed" title="Dazed">Dazed & Confused</a></i> have nicknamed their iPad edition the "<a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> edition".<sup id="cite_ref-Schofield_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schofield-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pulitzer_Prize-winning_cartoons">Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2009, Apple banned a cartoon app called NewsToons by cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fiore_(cartoonist)" title="Mark Fiore (cartoonist)">Mark Fiore</a>, on the grounds that it "ridiculed public figures".<sup id="cite_ref-pulitzer_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pulitzer-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-resubmit_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resubmit-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2010, Fiore won the Pulitzer Prize for his political satire cartoons, making history as the very first internet-only cartoonist to win the prestigious journalistic prize.<sup id="cite_ref-pulitzer_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pulitzer-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-resubmit_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resubmit-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following public outcry after the story broke in the wake of the award, Apple asked Fiore to resubmit his app, and it was subsequently accepted. Fiore said, "Sure, mine might get approved, but what about someone who hasn't won a Pulitzer and who is maybe making a better political app than mine? Do you need some media frenzy to get an app approved that has political material?"<sup id="cite_ref-resubmit_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resubmit-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baby_Shaker"><i>Baby Shaker</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Baby Shaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2009, a game called <i>Baby Shaker</i> was approved for the App Store then later removed due to complaints. The game allowed the user to shake their phone until an image of a cartoon baby on the screen died.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nine_Inch_Nails">Nine Inch Nails</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Nine Inch Nails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2009, <a href="/wiki/Trent_Reznor" title="Trent Reznor">Trent Reznor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Band_(rock_and_pop)" title="Band (rock and pop)">rock band</a> <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a> announced, via his <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> account, that Apple had rejected an update to the Nine Inch Nails application due to "objectionable content".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The developer posted a message on the Nine Inch Nails discussion boards explaining the situation further: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>v1.0 is live. v1.0.3 got rejected due to content yet the app has no content in it. this was mainly a stability release to fix the bug that crashes the app for international users. the bug was fixed 24 hours after 1.0 went live and we have been waiting for apple to approve it ever since. meanwhile the app continues to get a growing number of 1 star ratings from international users understandably frustrated by the bug. but looks like our hands are tied.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Apple later permitted the update.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="iPhone_eBook">iPhone eBook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: iPhone eBook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2009, Ted Lando's eBook app "Take Control of iPhone OS 3" was rejected by Apple. The app was not permitted back into the app store until all references to jailbreaking were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phone_Story"><i>Phone Story</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Phone Story"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, Apple banned a game called <i><a href="/wiki/Phone_Story" title="Phone Story">Phone Story</a></i> that explored the ethical challenges of smartphone manufacturing, including <a href="/wiki/Conflict_minerals_law" title="Conflict minerals law">conflict minerals</a>, environmental waste, and troubled labor practices.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was eventually published on the web by its creator <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Pedercini" title="Paolo Pedercini">Molleindustria</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drone_strike_app">Drone strike app</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Drone strike app"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2012, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Begley_(artist)" title="Josh Begley (artist)">Josh Begley</a> created an iPhone app that sent out a <a href="/wiki/Push_technology" title="Push technology">push notification</a> whenever a U.S. military <a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAV</a> struck a target. The app was rejected because of Apple finding the content "objectionable and crude".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Utilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 11, 2013, HiddenApps was approved and appeared in the App Store. This app provided access to developer diagnostic menus, allowed for stock Apps to be hidden and enabled an opt-out feature for iAds, Apple's developer driven advertisement system.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Educational_app">Educational app</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Educational app"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2013, a tech education startup called Treehouse claimed that Apple had refused to let them release an iOS app that contained lessons about Android.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Papers,_Please"><span id="Papers.2C_Please"></span><i>Papers, Please</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Papers, Please"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The video game <i><a href="/wiki/Papers,_Please" title="Papers, Please">Papers, Please</a></i>, centered around the operation of a border checkpoint, was brought to iPad in December 2014, but developer <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Pope" title="Lucas Pope">Lucas Pope</a> was forced to remove some pixelated nudity from the game's full-body scanner to be allowed to release the game for Apple devices.<sup id="cite_ref-arstechnica.com_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arstechnica.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a few days, Pope was permitted to upload a full version of the game to the App Store including pixelated nudity in an apparent reversal by Apple.<sup id="cite_ref-arstechnica.com_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arstechnica.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it is still rated 17+ on the App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France_Musique_app_removal"><i>France Musique</i> app removal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: France Musique app removal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 4, 2015, Apple removed the <a href="/wiki/France_Musique" title="France Musique">France Musique</a> application from its App store due to the airing of "inappropriate content" in a podcast.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The application displayed a painting by Édouard Manet, <i><a href="/wiki/Olympia_(Manet)" title="Olympia (Manet)">Olympia</a></i>, depicting mild nudity. The podcast application was submitted to the App Store again, with a 17+ rating.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chaos_Computer_Club_videos_about_security_vulnerabilities">Chaos Computer Club videos about security vulnerabilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Chaos Computer Club videos about security vulnerabilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2015, Apple rejected a custom streaming application for Apple TV that was created by some members of the <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a> branch of <a href="/wiki/Chaos_Computer_Club" title="Chaos Computer Club">Chaos Computer Club</a>, Europe's largest hacker association. The application was meant to show recordings of talks from Chaos Computer Club's conferences. According to a blog post that was written about the incident, Apple's reason was because "some of the videos show how to hack Apple devices".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The recordings are publicly available and are hosted on YouTube as well. Using the YouTube app still allows playback of the content on Apple devices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Binding_of_Isaac:_Rebirth"><i>The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apple banned the video game <i><a href="/wiki/The_Binding_of_Isaac:_Rebirth" title="The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth">The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth</a></i> from appearing in the iOS App Store due to its cartoon depictions of violence towards children.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was subsequently accepted in the next year, with a 17+ rating.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telegram_and_Telegram_X">Telegram and Telegram X</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Telegram and Telegram X"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2018, Apple removed <a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a> and Telegram X, encrypted messaging applications made by Telegram Messenger LLP, from the App Store due to content deemed inappropriate.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Inappropriate_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Inappropriate-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple specifically cited instances of child pornography that was made available to users, and subsequently banned the apps until the situation could be dealt with.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Child_Porn_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Child_Porn-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="InfoWars_2"><i>InfoWars</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: InfoWars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apple removed the <i>InfoWars</i> app from the App Store in September 2018 citing content that violated their policy against indecent material.<sup id="cite_ref-AJ3_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ3-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJ5_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ5-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple's ban simply prevents users from downloading the app, but does not restrict access to those with the app installed.<sup id="cite_ref-AJ3_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ3-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJ4_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ4-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tumblr">Tumblr</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Tumblr"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2018, Apple removed the <a href="/wiki/Tumblr" title="Tumblr">Tumblr</a> app from the App Store due to Tumblr's failure to filter child pornography.<sup id="cite_ref-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tumblr uses a database of known child pornography to automatically detect and remove child pornography from their website, however they found evidence of images that were not in the database present on Tumblr.<sup id="cite_ref-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the ban, Tumblr removed the instances of child pornography and has since moved to ban all pornographic material on their platform as of December 17, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge_51-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tumblr_Child_Porn_Verge-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tumblr_Bans_Porn_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tumblr_Bans_Porn-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_games">Historical games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Historical games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2018, Apple removed the strategy game <i>Afghanistan '11</i> due to the fact that it featured real-life combatants. Slitherine, the developers of the game, countered that the main objectives focused on supporting Afghan civilians rather than defeating the Taliban. This followed a temporary ban of the game <i>Ultimate General: Gettysburg</i> for featuring the Confederate flag in historical context.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HKmap">HKmap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: HKmap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2019, Apple removed the <a href="/wiki/HKmap.live" title="HKmap.live">HKmap.live</a> app from its App Store. HKMap is used to track the locations of protests and police in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. Apple stated that the app "allowed users to evade law enforcement".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Apple_takes_30%_of_this_purchase."_in_Facebook_events"><span id=".22Apple_takes_30.25_of_this_purchase..22_in_Facebook_events"></span>"Apple takes 30% of this purchase." in Facebook events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: "Apple takes 30% of this purchase." in Facebook events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2020, Apple forced <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> to remove a message informing users that Apple took a 30% cut of all fees for paid online events. Apple claimed that the notification was against the App Store policy on "irrelevant" information, a position Facebook disagreed with.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navalny">Navalny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Navalny"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021, Apple and Google removed the Navalny app from the App Store and Google Play Store respectively. The app was pulled the day of Russia's parliamentary elections which cause the app's creator, <a href="/wiki/Alexei_Navalny" title="Alexei Navalny">Alexei Navalny</a>, and his supporters to claim that the two companies are taking part in political suppression.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple sent a letter to Navalny's affiliates stating that the app had content that is illegal in Russia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Censorship_by_country">Censorship by country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Censorship by country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are instances of censorship and information control imposed by Apple in App Stores other than the United States App Store. Many were imposed due to pressure from foreign governments and were put into effect to comply with laws. The restrictions, however, are applied even after the user moves to another country, unless they change the region of their Apple ID, which requires cancelling existing subscriptions and setting up a new payment method.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="China">China</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Chinese_censorship_abroad" title="Chinese censorship abroad">Chinese censorship abroad</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Apple_China_flag.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Apple_China_flag.png/220px-Apple_China_flag.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Apple_China_flag.png/330px-Apple_China_flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Apple_China_flag.png/440px-Apple_China_flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Flag_desecration" title="Flag desecration">Desecration</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chinese_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese flag">Chinese flag</a> with Apple characteristics, by <a href="/wiki/TechCrunch" title="TechCrunch">TechCrunch</a></figcaption></figure> <p>As early as 2015, Apple shut off its News app inside China.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Apple removed apps from the Chinese App Store that allowed users to access content forbidden by the Chinese government. Many of these apps gave users access to <a href="/wiki/Virtual_private_network" title="Virtual private network">virtual private networks</a> that could allow them to circumvent the <a href="/wiki/Great_Firewall" title="Great Firewall">Great Firewall</a>. Apple did not cite any Chinese laws, but claimed that the apps broke the laws of their local governments. Among the apps removed was VyprVPN, an app by Golden Frog, a company which had filed an <i><a href="/wiki/Amicus_curiae" title="Amicus curiae">amicus</a></i> brief supporting Apple during the <a href="/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93FBI_encryption_dispute" title="Apple–FBI encryption dispute">Apple–FBI encryption dispute</a>. Apple is the first foreign global technology company to concede to the Chinese government's demands.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_China_Apps_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_China_Apps-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Apple removes VPNs from the Chinese App Store in order to comply with the Chinese government and stay in the market.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, stated that if they censor now, the rules for censorship in China may relax.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Apple restricted the <a href="/wiki/Emoji" title="Emoji">emoji</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Flag of the Republic of China">flag of the Republic of China</a> on devices used in <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Taiwan_Flag_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taiwan_Flag-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, Apple removed the <a href="/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a> app in China at the behest of the <a href="/wiki/Cyberspace_Administration_of_China" title="Cyberspace Administration of China">Cyberspace Administration of China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Apple's restrictions on sending the word "<a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>" or sending an <a href="/wiki/Emoji" title="Emoji">emoji</a> representing the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Flag of the Republic of China">flag of Taiwan</a> on <a href="/wiki/List_of_iPhone_models" title="List of iPhone models">iDevices</a> using a Chinese <a href="/wiki/Country_code" title="Country code">country code</a> or language settings caused the devices to crash.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Artists who reference the <a href="/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre" title="1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre">1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre</a> have had some or all of their music removed from iTunes, including <a href="/wiki/Jacky_Cheung" title="Jacky Cheung">Jacky Cheung</a> Hok-yau and <a href="/wiki/Tat_Ming_Pair" title="Tat Ming Pair">Tat Ming Pair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, Apple removed 3,300 unlicensed games from the Chinese App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Five months later, Apple removed a further 48,000 unlicensed games from the Chinese App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Removed apps included <i><a href="/wiki/Asphalt_8:_Airborne" title="Asphalt 8: Airborne">Asphalt 8: Airborne</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto" title="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Fruit_Ninja" title="Fruit Ninja">Fruit Ninja</a></i>. </p><p>In 2021, Apple removed a <a href="/wiki/Quran" title="Quran">Quran</a> app and a <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> app from the China App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple also removed a popular <a href="/wiki/Salah_times" title="Salah times">daily prayer</a> app for Muslims from China.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a>' app was removed in May 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2022, following the <a href="/wiki/2022_Beijing_Sitong_Bridge_protest" title="2022 Beijing Sitong Bridge protest">2022 Beijing Sitong Bridge protest</a>, Apple released an update which limited the <a href="/wiki/AirDrop" title="AirDrop">AirDrop</a> functionality on <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhones</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPads</a> purchased in China, changing the option of "Receive from Everyone" to "Everyone for 10<span class="nowrap"> </span>minutes".<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following month, Apple removed the <a href="/wiki/TaiwanPlus" title="TaiwanPlus">TaiwanPlus</a> app from the China App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2023, Apple removed AI apps from Chinese App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, Apple removed <a href="/wiki/Threads_(social_network)" title="Threads (social network)">Threads</a>, <a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Signal_(software)" title="Signal (software)">Signal</a> from the Chinese App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran">Iran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Iran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2017, Apple restricted payment services in Iranian apps to comply with U.S. sanctions that forbade Iranian currency from entering the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Iranian apps responded by implementing an Iranian electronic payment service.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2017, Apple removed many Iranian apps from the App Store citing U.S. sanctions placed on Iran.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Apple has neither stores in Iran nor specific versions of the App Store for the country, Iranian citizens are able to get access to Apple products and content from external sources.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran_80-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apple removed many apps developed specifically for Iranians, including a ride-sharing service called <a href="/wiki/Snapp!" title="Snapp!">Snapp!</a>, and a food delivery service called DelionFoods.<sup id="cite_ref-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran_80-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apple_US_Sanctions_Iran-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2018, Apple played a role in the censorship of <a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a>, an encrypted messaging app used globally.<sup id="cite_ref-Russia_Apple_Telegram_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russia_Apple_Telegram-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Apple_Russia_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Apple_Russia-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Interested in surveying the encrypted messages, the Russian government demanded Telegram provide decryption keys to their Federal Security Service.<sup id="cite_ref-Russia_Apple_Telegram_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russia_Apple_Telegram-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Apple_Russia_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Apple_Russia-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Telegram refused, the Russian Government threatened Apple with legal repercussions if they did not block Telegram from the Russian App Store and eliminate the push notification feature.<sup id="cite_ref-Russia_Apple_Telegram_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russia_Apple_Telegram-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Apple_Russia_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Apple_Russia-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has publicly claimed Apple has restricted Telegram users across the world from updating their app; an action that could cause problems for Telegram's ability to meet regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegram_Apple_Russia_82-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegram_Apple_Russia-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taiwan">Taiwan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Taiwan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2021, <a href="/wiki/Citizen_Lab" title="Citizen Lab">Citizen Lab</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</a> found that Apple censors engravings in Taiwan related to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>, mainland Chinese state bodies, and <a href="/wiki/Falun_Gong" title="Falun Gong">Falun Gong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_by_Google" title="Censorship by Google">Censorship by Google</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_by_Google#Google_Play" title="Censorship by Google">Censorship by Google § Google Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_of_Twitter" title="Censorship of Twitter">Censorship of Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_of_YouTube" title="Censorship of YouTube">Censorship of YouTube</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Censorship_by_Apple&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x34.html">the original</a> on July 10, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=A+Remote+iOS+Bug&rft.date=2018-07-10&rft.aulast=Wardle&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fobjective-see.com%2Fblog%2Fblog_0x34.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACensorship+by+Apple" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreenberg2018" class="citation magazine cs1">Greenberg, Andy (July 10, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-china-censorship-bug-iphone-crash-emoji">"Apple's China-Friendly Censorship Caused an iPhone-Crashing Bug"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180713210557/https://www.wired.com/story/apple-china-censorship-bug-iphone-crash-emoji/">Archived</a> from the original on July 13, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 12,</span> 2018</span>. <q>Since at least early 2017, iOS has included that Chinese censorship function: Switch your iPhone's location setting to China, and the Taiwanese flag emoji essentially disappears from your phone, evaporating from its library of emojis and appearing as a "missing" emoji in any text that appears on the screen. That code likely represents a favor from Apple to the Chinese government, which for the last 70 years has maintained that Taiwan is a part of China and has no legitimate independent government.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=Apple%27s+China-Friendly+Censorship+Caused+an+iPhone-Crashing+Bug&rft.date=2018-07-10&rft.aulast=Greenberg&rft.aufirst=Andy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fapple-china-censorship-bug-iphone-crash-emoji&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACensorship+by+Apple" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3012782/outspoken-folk-rock-singer-li-zhi-disappears-china-tightens">"Outspoken folk rock singer Li Zhi disappears as China tightens grip ahead of Tiananmen anniversary"</a>. <a href="/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post" title="South China Morning Post">South China Morning Post</a>. 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China">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Cuba" title="Internet censorship in Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_France" title="Internet censorship in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Germany" title="Internet censorship in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Hong_Kong" title="Internet censorship in Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India" title="Internet censorship in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Indonesia" title="Internet censorship in Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran" title="Internet censorship in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Internet censorship in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Malawi" title="Internet censorship in Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Morocco" title="Internet censorship in Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_New_Zealand" title="Internet censorship in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Pakistan" title="Internet censorship in Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Romania" title="Internet censorship in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Russia" title="Internet censorship in Russia">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_Russia" title="List of websites blocked in Russia">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Singapore" title="Internet censorship in Singapore">Singapore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_Singapore" title="List of websites blocked in Singapore">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_South_Africa" 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title="Internet censorship and surveillance by country">Internet censorship and surveillance by country</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Algeria#Legal_and_regulatory_frameworks" title="Internet in Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Angola#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet in Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Botswana#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Burkina_Faso#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Burundi#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Communications in Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Internet_in_Eritrea#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet in Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Ethiopia#Censorship" title="Internet in Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Gambia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ghana#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Guinea#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Guinea-Bissau#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ivory_Coast#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Kenya#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Lesotho#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Liberia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications in Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Libya#Internet" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Madagascar#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Malawi" title="Internet censorship in Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Mauritania#Internet_freedom" title="Human rights in Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Morocco" title="Internet censorship in Morocco">Morocco</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Western_Sahara#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a></span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Mozambique#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Namibia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Niger#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Nigeria#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Rwanda#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Senegal#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Sierra_Leone#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Somalia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Communications in Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_South_Africa" title="Internet censorship in South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Sudan#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Swaziland#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Swaziland">Swaziland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Tanzania#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Togo#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Tunisia" title="Internet censorship in Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Zambia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Zimbabwe#Legal_and_regulatory_framework" title="Internet in Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Argentina#Censorship" title="Communications in Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Bahamas#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in the Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Barbados#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Belize#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Bolivia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Brazil" title="Censorship in Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Chile#Internet_freedom" title="Human rights in Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Colombia#Censorship" title="Internet in Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Costa_Rica#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Cuba" title="Internet censorship in Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Dominican_Republic#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ecuador#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_El_Salvador#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Greenland#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet in Greenland">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Guatemala#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Guyana#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Haiti#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Honduras#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Jamaica#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Mexico#Internet_censorship" title="Internet in Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Nicaragua#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Panama#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Paraguay" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Peru#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Suriname#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Suriname">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_United_States" title="Internet censorship in the United States">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Puerto_Rico#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Uruguay#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Venezuela" title="Censorship in Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Afghanistan" title="Internet in Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Bahrain#Internet" title="Human rights in Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Bangladesh#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Cambodia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications in Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China" title="Internet censorship in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_East_Timor#Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet in East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Hong_Kong" title="Internet censorship in Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India" title="Internet censorship in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Indonesia" title="Internet censorship in Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran" title="Internet censorship in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Iraq#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Israel#Internet_censorship" title="Internet in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Japan#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Jordan#Internet_censorship" title="Human rights in Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Kuwait#Internet_freedom" title="Human rights in Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Kyrgyzstan#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Malaysia" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Mongolia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications in Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Myanmar" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Nepal" title="Internet in Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Oman#Internet_rights" title="Human rights in Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Pakistan" title="Internet censorship in Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_the_Palestinian_territories#Censorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications in the Palestinian territories">Palestinian territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Philippines#Internet" title="Censorship in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Qatar#Legal_and_regulatory_framework" title="Internet in Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Singapore" title="Internet censorship in Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_South_Korea" title="Internet censorship in South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Censorship in Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Taiwan#Internet_censorship" title="Telecommunications in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Tajikistan#Surveillance_and_filtering" title="Internet in Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Thailand" title="Internet censorship in Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Turkmenistan" title="Human rights in Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#Internet_censorship" title="Telecommunications in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Uzbekistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Vietnam" title="Internet censorship in Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Yemen" title="Internet in Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Albania#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Armenia#Censorship" title="Telecommunications in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Austria#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Azerbaijan" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Belarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Belgium#Internet_censorship" title="Internet in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Bulgaria#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Croatia#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Cyprus#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_the_Czech_Republic#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Estonia#Internet_surveillance_and_filtering" title="Internet in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_France" title="Internet censorship in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Germany" title="Internet censorship in Germany">Germany</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube_videos_in_Germany" title="Blocking of YouTube videos in Germany">YouTube video blocking</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Georgia_(country)#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Greece#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Internet in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Hungary#Internet_censorship_and_surveillance" title="Telecommunications in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iceland" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet censorship in 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