Apple Removes New York Times Apps From iTunes Store in China

New York Times ^ | JAN. 4, 2017 | By KATIE BENNER and SUI-LEE WEE

[Swordmaker]

A woman using her phone on a ferry in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Apple removed mobile news apps created by The New York Times from its app store in China late last month. Credit European Pressphoto Agency Apple, complying with what it said was a request from Chinese authorities, removed news apps created by The New York Times from its app store in China late last month.

The move limits access to one of the few remaining channels for readers in mainland China to read The Times without resorting to special software. The government began blocking The Times’s websites in 2012, after a series of articles on the wealth amassed by the family of Wen Jiabao, who was then prime minister, but it had struggled in recent months to prevent readers from using the Chinese-language app.

Apple removed both the English-language and Chinese-language apps from the iTunes store in China on Dec. 23. Apps from other international publications, including The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, were still available in the app store.

[Swordmaker]

China orders Apple to remove the New York Times apps from the Chinese Apple App Store due to them being in violation of the Chinese local regulations. The New York Times has requested Apple to reconsider its decision to comply with the Chinese government's order. — PING!

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[Enlightened1]

I can’t stand the NY Times. Nevertheless, Apple should not bend over to the Communist demands.

Let China ban Apple and it will hurt China.

[Gen.Blather]

“I can’t stand the NY Times. Nevertheless, Apple should not bend over to the Communist demands.
Let China ban Apple and it will hurt China.”

I don’t like to see this kowtowing to China either, but as one company officer told me in an interview, “Either you’re in the Chinese market or you’re not a player.” It is certainly a huge chunk of business. I’m guessing that Apple had little choice in the matter. And, while I see the point that banning Apple hurts China, believe me, it hurts Apple much more.

On the good side, where there is a will, there is a way. The Chinese will find a way to get the news from the outside world.

[WKUHilltopper]

Reds don’t like that brand of fake news?

[Maceman]

Why only in China?

[Navy Patriot]

Apple Removes New York Times Apps From iTunes Store in China

Rotten Apple, treats the Chinese better than they do Americans.

[T Ruth]

I bought an i-phone recently. On it was a "Newsstand" app. It had feeds from perhaps 90 media sources. Not a single reliable source among them. There were: The Atlantic, nyt, WaPo, Slate, Salon, HuffPo, etc., etc.

I called and asked them how to put Brietbart on. I had to spell it for the rep; he never heard of it. He said I couldn't add any sources, so I deleted the app.

[correctthought]

Guess they weren’t communist enough.

[ConsCA]

“I don’t like to see this kowtowing to China either, but as one company officer told me in an interview, “Either you’re in the Chinese market or you’re not a player.” It is certainly a huge chunk of business. I’m guessing that Apple had little choice in the matter. And, while I see the point that banning Apple hurts China, believe me, it hurts Apple much more.”

You are right, they probably had little choice.

I now one hardware company which would have lost hundreds of millions of dollars in business if they did not bow to China’s demands.

I hated dealing and negotiating with anyone in that country