Apple goes all-in for communist China censorship by banning apps that help users bypass state censorship

‘In an example of situational ethics, if not outright hypocrisy, Apple appears to be helping China censor Internet content.
Apparently caving to pressure from the communist government there, it has removed Virtual Private Network (VPN) software apps from its app store in China. The regime now requires VPN developers to obtain a license from the government pursuant to a cyber-security law enacted in January. Approximately 60 VPN apps abruptly disappeared from the Apple platform last week.
VPNs “give users access to the unfiltered internet in China,” the New York Times noted.
Specifically, VPNs allow users to conceal their actual IP address during web browsing, a technique which takes on greater significance for those living under a communist dictatorship, who seek to bypass the access-restricting “Great Firewall” of China with anonymous surfing.’
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