Apple's iTunes Movies and iBooks Stores Mysteriously Go Down In China (appleinsider.com)

tedlistens writes: China-based customers of the iTunes movies and books stores reported network errors beginning on Thursday. Apple did not comment, but Apple Insider offers an unverified report that the storefronts have been closed "due to a pending government investigation into Apple's business practices." Apple first opened its doors to its movie and e-book online stores in China last September, which included the activation of Apple Music services. While the music streaming services remain operational, the movie and e-book stores are not. China's censorship laws and strict regulations in general have been tough for U.S. companies like Apple to navigate. Last year, Apple was actively disabling its iOS News app for its Chinese customers, a move many believe to be in adherence of China's censorship policies. Eddy Cue, SVP of Internet Software and Services, denied those claims.

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Well

[U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M]

In Communist China, books read you?

Re:More likely a cyber attack

[Anonymous Coward]

>hosted on AWS

>Mysteriously Go Down

Yeah, it's a mystery...

Re:We're All Hippies, Until Money Is Involved

[Anonymous Coward]

This post has so many dog whistles that I still hear barking.

down long enough to copy

[jsepeta]

China's busy copying all the content from the iTunes movies / iBooks sites. They'll return to the internet later.