Apple Reportedly Disables Its News App In China (nytimes.com)

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday October 11, 2015 @12:25AM from the you-don't-need-to-know-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes: When Apple launched iOS 9, it replaced its Newsstand app with Apple News. The software has only been available to users in the U.S., but those who registered their phones in the U.S. had no problem using the app while overseas. Now, the NY Times reports that Apple is specifically disabling the app for users located in China. "Those in China who look at the top of the Apple News feed, which would normally display a list of selected articles based on a user's preferred media, instead see an error message: 'Can't refresh right now. News isn't supported in your current region.' ... Beijing generally insists that companies are responsible for censoring sensitive content inside China. In Apple's case, that would mean it would probably have to develop a censorship system — most Chinese companies use a combination of automated software and employees — to eliminate sensitive articles from feeds."

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but their commercials say it's for free thinkers? by tommeke100 · 2015-10-11 01:07 · Score: 3, Interesting

Think Different commercial
1984 commercial
Re:Not surprising by rmdingler · 2015-10-11 02:44 · Score: 3, Interesting

That is a profoundly racist outlook. It's exactly the expression of a racist point of view.
No, it isn't. It is an objective observation.
A long serving totalitarian regime, known for suppression of dissent, would invariably condition generations of its populace to avoid confronting the status quo.
That is why Tiananmen Square was so impressive. And a massacre.

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Re:In China by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-11 04:47 · Score: 0, Interesting

When you don't know, shut the fuck up, please.