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It turns out that Apple has withdrawn the popular Quran Majeed app from the Chinese App Store. The app seems to have been removed at the request of the Chinese authorities, but the exact reason is unknown.
Did it contain illegal content?
Pakistan’s software development company Pakistan Data Management Services has developed the Quran Majeed app, which is “recognized by 35 million Muslims around the world.”
According to the company, Apple has removed Quran Majeed because it “contains illegal content.” It seems that the app company is currently talking to the China Cyberspace Administration, saying that this decision is unjustified.
Is it related to the Uighur crackdown?
Chinese officials have long been reported to be genocide a minority Uighur group of Islam in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, but the BBC has pointed out that the withdrawal of the Quran app may be related to this move. increase.
Apple has a consistent opportunistic attitude towards the Chinese government, partly because its supply chain is heavily dependent on China.
When the BBC asked Apple for comment, it was led to a document on the company’s human rights policy. The document states, “We need to comply with local laws and sometimes we have complex issues that disagree with the government.”
Source: BBC via The Verge
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