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

Thursday, August 3, 2017
By Paul Martin

by: Robert Jonathan
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, August 03, 2017

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.

While many would agree Apple makes products that in various ways have improved the quality of life across the world, the company is apparently elevating profits over principles by caving in to Beijing’s demands. China is second only to the U.S. in terms of Apple’s market share, and provides about 20 to 25 percent of the company’s overall revenue.

The New York Times separately observed in an earlier article:

Whatever Apple may have done in private to fight the Chinese internet law, the company has not offered a peep of criticism in public. … While American tech companies frequently criticize decisions by American officials, they appear loath to do so in China.

In similar fashion, Facebook initially banned a pro-democracy commemoration of the June 1989 student massacre in Tiananmen Square.

In an apparent contradiction of their foreign policy, Apple seems quick to challenge U.S. authorities on various fronts.

You may recall that Apple refused to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone last year, and may have had legitimate reasons for its lack of cooperation.

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