Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China after demand by Beijing over security concerns

Apple on Friday removed WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns — raising new worries over censorship by Beijing’s Communist regime.Two other popular foreign messaging apps — Telegram and Signal — were also removed from the app store on Friday, according to app tracking firms Qimai and AppMagic.The removal of the four apps suggests growing intolerance on the part of China’s central government towards at l ...