Apple bowing under the pressure of the dragon? Two famous gay dating apps were removed overnight in China

News India Live, Digital Desk: Apple, a company that calls itself the biggest supporter of human rights and equality in the whole world, but when it comes to China, it seems that all its rules change. A big news is coming out that under pressure from the Chinese government, Apple has removed two very popular gay dating apps from its App Store- Blued And Finka Has been removed.

This step is believed to be the result of China’s continuous crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community and the online content related to them.

What is the whole matter?

The Chinese government has been controlling the Internet a lot for some time. A government agency called ‘Cyberspace Administration of China’ (CAC) keeps an eye on what people are watching or reading online in the country. This step has been taken at the behest of this agency, because the Communist government of China does not consider LGBTQ+ content appropriate for its culture. ‘Blood’ was China’s largest and one of the world’s largest gay dating apps, whose removal is a huge blow.

Apple has not bowed down for the first time

By the way, this is not the first time that Apple has surrendered before the strict rules of the Chinese government to remain in the Chinese market.

• Even before this, Apple had removed the app from its App Store at the request of China. Quran and Bible Like religious apps were removed.
• Not only this, famous all over the world WhatsApp And Threads Apps like these are also not available in China on Apple’s App Store.

This incident has once again raised the question whether big American companies like Apple are able to draw a line between their ideals and business? On one hand, they talk about freedom of expression all over the world, while on the other hand, to earn profits in a big market like China, they silently accept the censorship policies there.